Brassed Off

1996
15
1h 48m

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7.2/10

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Ewan McGregor, Pete Postlethwaite, and Tara Fitzgerald in Brassed Off (1996)

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Comedy Drama Music Romance

The coal mine in a northern English village may be closing, which would also mean the end of the miners' brass band.The coal mine in a northern English village may be closing, which would also mean the end of the miners' brass band.The coal mine in a northern English village may be closing, which would also mean the end of the miners' brass band.

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IMDb RATING

7.2/10

22K

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Nominated for 3 BAFTA Awards
- 10 wins & 7 nominations total

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Featured review

7/10

Human and heartwarming

Director is Mark Herman but the movie themes remind Ken Loach and its stories about people losing jobs but keeping their dignity... Basically everything is inspired by events that really took place over Margaret Thatcher Government (when the film is set). Miners living in a Yorkshire small town (Grimley), when laid off, try to continue the activity of their band, though sadness due to economic repression is a real threat to it. But Ewan McGregor and Pete Postlewait (who on earth might forget him after "In the name of the father"?) are really powerful, two thumbs up. Altogether I really appreciated the way this film tells of fight for self-respect and courage.

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Trivia
Pete Postlethwaite was heavily criticized by ex-miners for claiming he supported the 1984 strike, but believed people should never burn coal. The last remaining coal mines in the UK closed largely as a result of the 2008 Climate Change Act.

Goofs
The result of the vote for redundancy seems to take place on a Saturday, when the regional final for the brass band is also held. Some miners are shown leaving their shift. Saturday work had been eliminated from the National Coal Board long before the film is set. An announcement as important as a redundancy vote would not have been made on a Saturday.

Quotes
Danny: The truth is, I thought it mattered - I thought that music mattered. But does it bollocks? Not compared to how people matter.

Crazy credits
On some prints, the words "The End" remain onscreen as three additional lines of "definitions" are added one by one underneath:
1. closure (as in 140 pits since 1984)
2. termination (as in 250,000 jobs)
3. conclusion (as in draw your own...)

Alternate versions
The British release does not have the dictionary definitions at the start or end of the film. These were added to the American release to introduce the US audience to British slang. The end of the film has the same information, but just as normal text.