Sun 8 Nov
Sul 8 Tach

UK/1987/174 mins/18. Dir: Bill Douglas. With Keith Allen, Robin Soans, Vanessa Redgrave, Imelda Staunton, Barbara Windsor.

This epic retelling of the beginnings of trade unionism tells the tale of The Tolpuddle Martyrs: six Dorset labourers who were deported to Australia in the 1830s for rising up against the indignities suffered at the hands of their employers. Unfolding in the pastoral haze of Dorset and blinding light of Australia, this film is rich with carefully layered visual illusions and nuances and is a compelling account of struggle and injustice.

"[a] sense of directness hits the viewer with shocking immediacy from the first scenes" - DVD Times

+ short film by Justice for Columbia (5mins) Columbia is the most dangerous place in the world to be a trade unionist but, despite the dangers, people are still prepared to speak out.

+ Introduction by Steve Belcher, UNISON Cymru Wales International Officer.