Brassed Off – Mit Pauken und Trompeten (1996)

Brassed Off – Mit Pauken und Trompeten: Directed by Mark Herman. With Pete Postlethwaite, Tara Fitzgerald, Ewan McGregor, Stephen Tompkinson. The coal mine in a northern English village may be closing, which would also mean the end of the miners’ brass band.

“Director is Mark Herman but the movie themes remind Ken Loach and its stories about people losing jobs but keeping their dignity… Basically everything is inspired by events that really took place over Margaret Thatcher Government (when the film is set). Miners living in a Yorkshire small town (Grimley), when laid off, try to continue the activity of their band, though sadness due to economic repression is a real threat to it. But Ewan McGregor and Pete Postlewait (who on earth might forget him after u0026quot;In the name of the fatheru0026quot;?) are really powerful, two thumbs up. Altogether I really appreciated the way this film tells of fight for self-respect and courage.”