'' Peterloo '' is a 2018 British historical drama , directed and written by Mike Leigh , based on the Peterloo Massacre of 1819 . The film was selected to be screened in the main competition section of the 75th Venice International Film Festival . The film received its UK premiere on 17 October 2018 , as part of the BFI London Film Festival , in Manchester . The screening marks the first time the festival has held a premiere outside London . Leigh said he was delighted that '' Peterloo '' would be premiered " where it happened . " It was released in the United Kingdom on 2 November 2018 , by Entertainment One and will be released in the United States on 5 April 2019 , by Amazon Studios
Peterloo Massacre
Peterloo Massacre
Peterloo (film)