It’s the General Strike 1926 – only seven years after the slaughter of the trenches, millions of workers across the country down tools to take part in the biggest walk out in British history, taking a stand against savage austerity cuts imposed by a Liberal-Conservative government.
Robert Rae’s epic, sweeping portrait of a definitive moment in the history of social justice charts the lives of three Scottish families as they deal with questions of loyalty, honour, love and trust in the midst of the Strike. Created with over 1000 members of the Fife community, this moving story of the hardship faced by the miners is ultimately a celebration of the indomitable human spirit, which will resonate around the globe.
A game changing work that casts the people of the Fife Coalfield Communities at the heart of their own story and told it in their own voices and imprint it permanently on film.
Screenings March
- 10 March, Eden Court, Inverness
- 10 March, Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy
- 11 March, Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy
- 16 March, Durham Miners, Redhills
- 18 March, Loganlea Miners Welfare (Pitstop)
- 20 March, Gala Cinema, Durham
- 22 March, Kirkconnell Miners Memorial Hall, Lanarkshire
- 26 March, Sheffield Showroom
- 31 March, Bo’ness Hippodrome
April
- 5 April, National Coal Mining Museum, Wakefield
- 13 April, Leicester Phoenix Arts Centre
- 24 April, Canterbury Gulbenkian
- 26 April, Colinsburgh Community Cinema
- 21-28 April, Beijing International Film Festival
- 30 April, House of Commons, Westminster, London hosted by Lindsay Roy MP and Gordon Brown MP (invite only)
May
- 1 May, Riverside Studios, Hammersmith, London
- 5 May, DCA, Dundee
