Brassed Off
1996
***
Director: Mark Herman
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Pete Postlethwaite, Tara Fitzgerald, Stephen Tompkinson
A credible and gripping English social drama about a brass band whose members are miners who are facing unemployment if/when the pit closes. The film is a scathing attack on Mrs. Thatcher's policies, but the story turns a bit melodramatic towards the end. The soundtrack is nice.
