Peterloo (film) Peterloo (film) 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
Peterloo Memorial Peterloo Memorial The Peterloo Memorial is a planned memorial to the Peterloo massacre. Designs for the memorial by the artist Jeremy Deller were unveiled in November 2018. It is expected to be completed in 2019 and sited close to the site of the massacre. The Peterloo Memorial Campaign Group has been lobbying for a fitting memorial to The Peterloo Massacre for over ten years. Now, having agreed terms of reference with both Manchester City Council and the artist Jeremy Deller, they are working closely together to ensure the delivery of a monument which is Respectful Informative and Prominent (R.I.P) Their