“It was very interesting sending that first letter,” Jackson tellsPeopleat the 2014Toronto International Film Festival.

“‘Were a bunch of queers in London, and we want to support you.'”

The miners needed help, andthey were happy that they were finally being heard.

The cast of Matthew Warchus’s Pride

Image via BBC Films

The film stars Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West, and Patty Considine.

Mahershala Ali in Moonlight, Cate Blanchett in Carol, Robin Williams in The Birdcage

Pride is a biographical comedy directed by Matthew Warchus. Set in 1984, Pride centers on gay activists in the UK who are determined to assist miners during their strike of the National Union of Mineworkers. The film stars Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West, and Patty Considine.

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Pride is a biographical comedy directed by Matthew Warchus. Set in 1984, Pride centers on gay activists in the UK who are determined to assist miners during their strike of the National Union of Mineworkers. The film stars Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West, and Patty Considine.

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