32. Sorry We Missed You (Ken Loach) and Peterloo (Mike Leigh): Films about improving the lives of the working class

Ken Loach and Mike Leigh, two long time British directors associated with social realism, are frequently compared to each other, despite having significantly different approaches. Loach's latest film, Sorry We Missed You reminded us of Leigh's most recent film Peterloo in their political commitment to improving the lives of the working class. Sorry We Missed You (2019) is a contemporary film about a working-class man who ends up in an increasingly horrible hellscape after he starts gig work delivering packages for Amazon. Peterloo (2018) is a period drama that illuminates the real life story of the rally to get the vote in Manchester in St. Peter's Square in 1800s Manchester, a working class city on the rise.   In this episode, Editor-in-Chief Alex Heeney is joined by Executive Editor Orla Smith and Associate Editor Brett Pardy to discuss how Loach and Leigh approach politics, character, and much more. For detailed show notes, please visit: https://seventh-row.com/2020/03/02/ep-32:-sorry-we-missed-you-and-peterloo/ Follow Seventh Row on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook, and read our articles at seventh-row.com.