Summaries

A number of grieving families in the UK struggle to come to terms with the unexpected and tragic 1989 Hillsborough Disaster, in which 95 football fans were crushed to death.

Drama based on the real life events of April 1989, when ninety-six Liverpool supporters were crushed to death during an F.A. Cup Semi-Final match against Nottingham Forest at Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough Stadium. This movie follows three Liverpudlian families before the match, during the tragedy and at the ensuing court battles which tried to decide who was to blame and what went wrong.—Jonathan Broxton <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • dying young
  • hooligan
  • british soccer
  • police failure
  • rowdy
Genres
  • Drama
  • History
  • Sport
Release date Dec 4, 1996
Countries of origin United Kingdom
Language English
Filming locations Gigg Lane Stadium, Bury, Greater Manchester, England, UK
Production companies Granada Television

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Tech specs

Runtime 1h 40m
Color Color
Sound mix Stereo
Aspect ratio 1.33 : 1

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