Hillsborough (1996)

Directed by

Charles McDougall

Genre

drama film, association football film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 40m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 21 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film dramatizes the Hillsborough disaster of 1989 where 97 football fans died due to a stadium crush. It focuses on the experiences of the victims' families in the years afterward as they seek justice and cope with their loss.

harrowingemotionalsomberheartbreakingintimategrief-strickenrestraineddevastatingpersonal

What happens

Hillsborough is a television film written by Jimmy McGovern and starring Annabelle Apsion, Christopher Eccleston and Ricky Tomlinson. Set between 1989 and 1991, the film is a dramatization of the Hillsborough disaster, which saw 97 football supporters lose their lives at Hillsborough in Sheffield. The film won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Single Drama (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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