Brassed Off (1996)

Directed by

Mark Herman

Genre

drama film, comedy drama

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 47m

Rated

R

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 297 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A colliery brass band struggles to keep playing as their coal mine faces closure. The musicians deal with unemployment, lost hope, and a growing sense of despair while trying to hold onto their music and each other.

bittersweetpoignantupliftinggroundedheartfeltmelancholicwarmsocially awareunderstated

What happens

Brassed Off is a 1996 British comedy-drama film written and directed by Mark Herman and starring Pete Postlethwaite, Tara Fitzgerald and Ewan McGregor. The film is about the troubles faced by a colliery brass band, following the closure of their pit. The soundtrack for the film was provided by the Grimethorpe Colliery Band, and the plot is based on Grimethorpe's own struggles against pit closures. It has been generally very positively received for its role in promoting brass bands and their music. Parts of the film make reference to the huge increase in suicides that resulted from the end of the coal industry in Britain, and the struggle to retain hope in the circumstances. In the United States, the film was promoted simply as a romantic comedy involving McGregor and Fitzgerald's characters. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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