I don’t really know where to begin with this film. Every now and then a movie, or more accurately a movie trailer, comes along that catches you so off guard you have to watch it twice just to be sure you were not imagining the images playing before your eyes. That happened to me earlier today with Pride, and I am willing to wager the same may go for you. It’s okay, though, because everyone needs a little more Bill Nighy in their lives.

Matthew Warchus has not made a film since Simpatico, and that was not exactly a peak moment in modern cinema. I will tell you up front that his style of filmmaking does not appeal to me, if only because it seems to take cues from books with titles like Basic Filmmaking 101, but his latest work does seem worthy of a trip to the theater. Pride tells the story of gay activists in 1984 who, against the initial consent of the miner’s union, decide to help raise money and awareness to aide striking miners. Two completely different cultures clash and hijinks soon ensue. You can view the film’s first trailer below:

The official synopsis reads:

It’s Summer 1984, Margaret Thatcher is in power, and the National Union of Mineworkers are on strike! At the Gay Pride March in London, a group of gay and lesbian activists decides to raise money to support the families of the striking miners. But the only problem is the Union seems too embarrassed to receive their support.

Not discouraged, the activists ignore the Union and go direct to the miners. They identify a small mining villiage in Wales to make their donations to the community in person. This journey begins a surprising partnership between two seemingly alien comunties as they fight for the same cause.

Pride stars Bill Nighy, Andrew Scott, Imelda Staunton, Dominic West, Joseph Gilgun, Paddy Considine, George MacKay, Ben Schnetzer, Sophie Evans, Jessie Cave, Freddie Fox, Faye Marsay, Adrian Palmer, Lasco Atkins and Shane Salter. The film has a September 12 release date in the UK, but no US date has been set. A fall 2014 release is expected.

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