Pride

In 1984, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher took iron-fist measures to suppress the labor movement, and the miners launched the largest strike in history. At the London Gay Pride Parade that same year, a group of gays and lesbians decided to take the initiative to raise funds for striking workers. However, embarrassment also ensued: the union was ashamed to accept their funding! This group of gays decided to bypass the union and go directly into the workers' homes. They drove to a coal mining village in South Wales, bringing money and supplies to working-class families. The two groups with vastly different backgrounds had an unexpectedly warm contact and formed the most unlikely alliance under government pressure. "Pride" is adapted from real events. It not only has historical images of the labor movement in the 1980s, but also records the most touching page in the history of British gays. The transformation of the two groups from prejudice to tolerance, from misunderstanding to alliance is full of laughter and tears, and it is also moving. "Pride" won the Queer Palm Award at the 67th Cannes Film Festival and the British Best Independent Film Award. It was also nominated for the 2015 Golden Globe Award for Best Comedy Film.