Hillsborough

When a game turned into disaster

APPROPIATE

2016 / 120min.

Rating8.8

Genres

Documentary

Synopsis

A look at the April 15, 1989 tragedy at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield, England, where a stampede in the stadium's standing-room-only areas killed 96 people and injured 766. The film also examines the ongoing efforts of victims' families to seek truth and justice, as well as tangible effects on English football, including stadium upgrades and the emergence of the English Premier League.

Directors

Daniel Gordon

Actors

Margaret Thatcher

Chris Cowlin

John Motson

Jack Straw

Andy Burnham

Margaret Aspinall

Phil Scraton

Stephen Titterton

Douglas Earl

Tony Evans

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