Mike Leigh’s Peterloo to have UK Premiere at LFF 2018

The 62nd BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express® is thrilled to announce a Special Presentation and the UK Premiere of Mike Leigh’s Peterloo live from HOME in Manchester

The premiere will be followed by a Q&A, simulcast to cinemas around the UK, on Wednesday 17 October and will be attended by Leigh and members of the cast.

On Friday 19 October the film will also screen in London, with a Q+A afterwards with Mike Leigh.

Distributed by Entertainment One (eOne), the film tells the story of the Peterloo massacre, which took place 199 years ago today and stars Rory Kinnear, Maxine Peake, Neil Bell, Philip Jackson, Vincent Franklin, Karl Johnson and Tim McInnerny.

The screening represents the first time the BFI London Film Festival has premiered a film outside of the capital, offering audiences in Manchester and nationwide the opportunity to preview a major release with Manchester’s history at its forefront.