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London Road
The film follows the community who found themselves at the epicentre of the tragic events, and is based on interviews conducted with the road's real residents. Using their own words set to an innovative musical score, London Road tells a moving story of ordinary people coming together during the darkest of experiences.
1970, Oldham, Lancashire, England, UK
29 April 1949, Stepney, London, England, UK
1971, UK
23 October 1970, Marsdon Green, Birmingham, England, UK
November 23, 2016
London Road emerges as a marvellous, uplifting exercise, brimming with humanity and sensitivity towards its subject matter.
September 22, 2016
This is not a conventional docudramoada but one that anyone that loves the variety of film genres (AKA: film nut) should do themselves a favor and see "London Road."
September 25, 2016
An undoubted oddity that some will find penetrating and others irritating.
December 08, 2016
...a haunting piece of work that is often all too real.
September 29, 2016
Rarely does a town unite to tell its story in such circumstances, so it's a shame London Road fails to delve as deeply as it surely could have.
September 21, 2016
The film is adapted from a stage play, and it shows in every frame.
November 23, 2016
It's an experiment you're unlikely to see the likes of again, and a surprisingly upbeat take on a terrible tale, sweetening the despair without diminishing its power.
November 18, 2016
Once Rufus Norris's film gets going, it quickly reveals itself as a vibrant, almost revolutionary work.
September 19, 2016
London Road is a commanding, at times hypnotic experience.
September 15, 2016
"London Road" comes across as no more than tabloid karaoke.
October 07, 2016
All in all, a brilliant piece of work.
November 17, 2016
What starts out like a documentary soon morphs into something quite odd but strangely compelling, a social commentary of sorts about everyday people confronting a shocking and monstrous reality close to home.
