Pride, directed by the Tony Award winning theatre director Matthew Warchus (Matilda: The Musical, God of Carnage), has a large ensemble cast led by Bill Nighy (The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) and Imelda Staunton (Vera Drake) with the other roles played by a host of well-known British actors including Dominic West (300, The Wire), Paddy Considine (Dead Man's Shoes) and Joseph Gilgun (This Is England) as well as relatively new faces such as Ben Schnetzer (The Book Thief, Posh), George MacKay (How I Live Now, Sunshine On Leith) and Faye Marsay (The White Queen, Fresh Meat).Inspired by a remarkable true story, the screenplay was written by Stephen Beresford. His debut stage play, The Last of the Haussmans, which starred Julie Walters, was a critical and commercial hit at the National Theatre in 2012.The film is produced by David Livingstone for Calamity Films and executive produced by Pathe's Cameron McCracken, BBC Films' Christine Langan and Ingenious' James Clayton.The film was financed by Pathe, BBC Films, the BFI and is a Calamity Films production. Pride was filmed over 8 weeks in London and in Wales.
Classification 15
Films are released by KRS Releasing Ltd