Strike: An Uncivil War

Filmmaker Daniel Gordon follows his double BAFTA-winning, EMMY-nominated and critically acclaimed documentary HILLSBOROUGH with a searing new feature documentary.

★★★★
“A tough, valuable, forthright film.”
Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian

Find out where to watch Strike: An Uncivil War in cinemas

AUDIENCE AWARD WINNER: Sheffield DocFest 2024 

Daniel Gordon’s feature documentary STRIKE: AN UNCIVIL WAR tells the story of the Battle of Orgreave, the most violent confrontation between Miners and Police during the 1984/85 Miners’ Strike in Great Britain.

The year-long Strike was the most divisive and violent industrial dispute that Britain has ever witnessed, and using powerful personal testimony, previously hidden government documents and a treasure trove of never-before-seen archive material, STRIKE: AN UNCIVIL WAR follows the events at Orgreave, which took place on 18th June 1984.

The Miners’ Strike cut right to the heart of Britain’s social and political consciousness. It was about more than the economics of coal mines and encompassed regionality, class, community, masculinity, the role of women, relationships, marriage and family. The conflict spread across the land – from south east England, the Midlands and the North, to the coalfields of Wales and Scotland.

We are now told that the outcome changed Britain for good. In reality, there were perhaps no winners; Britain was left even more divided, and deep questions remain unanswered.

Witness at first hand the stories and recollections of the people on the front lines of this incredible moment in time, which split communities and the nation in two, and which has ripples that still resonate to this very day.

To mark the 40th anniversary of The Battle of Orgreave, Strike: An Uncivil War will be previewed in cinemas as a special event on Tuesday 18th June, featuring a 23-minute recorded Q&A with director Daniel Gordon, Chris Peace and Kate Flannery of the Orgreave Truth & Justice Campaign and former Miners Kevin Horne and Ian Mitchell.

Released in the UK from Tuesday 18th June 2024

  • Director: Daniel Gordon
  • Year: 2024
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Duration: 1 hr 51 mins
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Production company: Very Much So / Embankment Films
  • Cert: 15

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WORLD PREMIERE AT SHEFFIELD DOCFEST

Crucible Theatre, Sheffield  |  Sunday 16th June, 10:30am (+ conversation) SOLD OUT

Showroom, Sheffield – Channel 5 Screen 2  |  Mon 17th June 12:30pm (+ Q&A with director Daniel Gordon)

Sheffield DocFest Audience Award Winner screening: Showroom – Bertha DocHouse Screen 3  | Mon 17th June 8:30pm

 

TUESDAY 18TH JUNE – PREVIEWS + RECORDED Q&A

 

IN ENGLAND – TUESDAY 18TH JUNE PREVIEWS

Hyde Park Picture House, Leeds

Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle upon Tyne

Forum Cinema, Hexham

Jam Jar Cinema, Whitley Bay

QUAD, Derby

Phoenix, Leicester

HOME, Manchester

Storyhouse, Chester

Ritz Cinema, Belper

The Station Cinema, Richmond

Parkway Cinema, Barnsley

Electric Picture House, Wotton-Under-Edge

Watershed, Bristol

Northampton Filmhouse

Picturehouse Chester

Picturehouse at FACT, Liverpool

Epsom Picturehouse

Exeter Picturehouse

Picturehouse Cinema City, Norwich

Phoenix Picturehouse, Oxford

Arts Picturehouse, Cambridge

Harbour Lights Picturehouse, Southampton

City Screen Picturehouse, York

Vue Cheshire Oaks

Vue Cramlington

Vue Doncaster

Vue Halifax

Vue Leeds Light

Vue Manchester Printworks

Vue Scunthorpe

Vue Sheffield

The Light Cinemas, Addlestone

The Light Cinemas, Banbury

The Light Cinemas, Bolton

The Light Cinemas, Bradford

The Light Cinemas, Cambridge

The Light Cinemas, New Brighton

The Light Cinemas, Redhill

The Light Cinemas, Sheffield

The Light Cinemas, Sittingbourne

The Light Cinemas, Stockport

The Light Cinemas, Thetford

The Light Cinemas, Walsall

The Light Cinemas, Wisbech

Savoy Cinemas, Grantham

Savoy Cinemas, Doncaster

Savoy Cinemas, Corby

Savoy Cinemas, Worksop

Luxe Cinema, Wisbech

 

IN LONDON – TUESDAY 18TH JUNE PREVIEWS

Rio Cinema

Lexi Cinema, Kensal Rise

Arthouse Crouch End

Picturehouse Central

Ealing Picturehouse

Ritzy Picturehouse, Brixton

Finsbury Park Picturehouse

Greenwich Picturehouse

Hackney Picturehouse

East Dulwich Picturehouse

Vue Westfield

Riverside Studios, Hammersmith

Genesis Cinema, Mile End

Bertha Dochouse, Curzon Bloomsbury (screening Wednesday 19th June)

 

IN WALES – TUESDAY 18TH JUNE PREVIEWS

Chapter, Cardiff

Magic Lantern Cinema, Tywyn

Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth

Vue Merthyr

 

IN NORTHERN IRELAND – TUESDAY 18TH JUNE PREVIEWS

Queen’s Film Theatre, Belfast

 

IN SCOTLAND – TUESDAY 18TH JUNE PREVIEWS

Glasgow Film Theatre

Cameo Picturehouse, Edinburgh

Robert Burns Centre Film Theatre, Dumfries

 

 

FROM FRIDAY 21ST JUNE

HOME, Manchester  |  From Friday 21st June

QUAD  Derby  |  From Friday 21st June

Luxe Cinema, Wisbech  |  From Friday 21st June

The Light Cinemas, Bolton  |  From Friday 21st June

The Light Cinemas, Bradford  |  From Friday 21st June

The Light Cinemas, New Brighton  |  From Friday 21st June

The Light Cinemas, Sheffield  |  From Friday 21st June

The Light Cinemas, Walsall  |  From Friday 21st June

Picturehouse at FACT, Liverpool  |  From Friday 21st June

Curzon Sheffield  | From Friday 21st June

Phoenix, Leicester  |  From Friday 21st June

Hyde Park Picture House, Leeds  |  From Friday 21st June

Parkway Cinema, Barnsley  |  From Friday 21st June

Tyneside Cinema, Newcastle upon Tyne  |  From Friday 21st June

Jam Jar Cinema, Whitley Bay  |  From Friday 21st June

Omniplex, Sunderland  |  From Friday 21st June

Rio Cinema, London  |  From Friday 21st June

Dukes, Lancaster  |  From Friday 21st June

Northern Light Cinema, Wirksworth  |  From Friday 21st June

Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal  |  From Friday 21st June

Vue Cardiff  |  From Friday 21st June

Vue Carmarthen  |  From Friday 21st June

Vue Cheshire Oaks  |  From Friday 21st June

Vue Cramlington  |  From Friday 21st June

Vue Cwmbran  |  From Friday 21st June

Vue Darlington  |  From Friday 21st June

Vue Doncaster  |  From Friday 21st June

Vue Edinburgh Omni  |  From Friday 21st June

Vue Gateshead  |  From Friday 21st June

Vue Halifax  |  From Friday 21st June

Vue Hartlepool  |  From Friday 21st June

Vue Leeds Light  |  From Friday 21st June

Vue Manchester Printworks  |  From Friday 21st June

Vue Merthyr  |  From Friday 21st June

Vue Scunthorpe  |  From Friday 21st June

Vue Sheffield  |  From Friday 21st June

Vue Swansea  |  From Friday 21st June

Vue Westfield  |  From Friday 21st June

Arc Cinemas, Beeston  |  From Friday 21st June

Arc Cinemas, Hucknall  |  From Friday 21st June

Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth  |  Friday 21st & Monday 24th June

Lexi Cinema, London  |  Sunday 23rd & Monday 24th June

Bonington Theatre, Nottingham  |  Monday 24th – Thursday 27th June

Riverside Studios, Hammersmith  |  Monday 24th – Thursday 27th June

Forum Cinema, Hexham  |  Tuesday 25th & Thursday 27th June

Gala, Durham  |  Wednesday 26th June

Kino-Teatr, St. Leonards-on-Sea  |  Wednesday 26th June

 

FROM FRIDAY 28TH JUNE

Brewery Arts Centre, Kendal  |  From Friday 28th June

Showroom, Sheffield   |  From Friday 28th June

Hebden Bridge Picture House, Hebden Bridge  |  From Friday 28th June

Northampton Filmhouse, Northampton  |  Saturday 29th June – Wednesday 3rd July

 

JULY

Bertha Dochouse, London  |  Wednesday 3rd July

Torch Theatre, Milford Haven  |  Wednesday 3rd July

Depot, Lewes  |  Wednesday 3rd July

Eden Court, Inverness  |  Wednesday 3rd and Thursday 4th July

Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough  |  Thursday 4th & Friday 5th July

Magic Lantern Cinema, Tywyn  |  Thursday 4th & Wednesday 10th July

Neuadd Dwyfor Arts Centre, Pwllheli  |  From Saturday 6th July

Alnwick Playhouse  |  From Friday 12th July

The Station Cinema, Richmond  |  From Friday 12th July

Dundee Contemporary Arts  |  From Friday 12th July

The Poly, Falmouth  |  Wednesday 17th July

Leigh Film Factory, Leigh  |  Wednesday 17th July

Hippodrome, Bo’ness  |  From Friday 19th July

Midlands Arts Centre, Birmingham  |  Friday 19th – Thursday 25th July

Hull Independent Cinema (@Hull Truck Theatre), Hull  |  Tuesday 23rd July

Holmfirth Film Festival  |  Sunday 28th July

 

AUGUST

The Riverside, Woodbridge  |  Monday 5th August

 

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★★★★
“A tough, valuable, forthright film.”

Peter Bradshaw
The Guardian

 

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