The Uprising
2026 · History · Drama
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Film / 2021
Mothers of the Revolution
Directed by
Briar March
On 5th September 1981, a group of women came together to change the world. These women marched from Wales to Berkshire to protest over nuclear weapons being kept at RAF Greenham Common. The Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp that followed, challenged world leaders, altering the course of history and went on to inspire millions as the world’s first and biggest female-only demonstration, preceded only by the suffragettes.
The story
On 5th September 1981, a group of women came together to change the world. These women marched from Wales to Berkshire to protest over nuclear weapons being kept at RAF Greenham Common. The Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp that followed, challenged world leaders, altering the course of history and went on to inspire millions as the world’s first and biggest female-only demonstration, preceded only by the suffragettes.
Cast
Glenda JacksonNarrator (voice)
Julie ChristieSelf
Peggy SeegerSelf
Rebecca JohnsonSelf
Chris DrakeSelf
Olga MedvedkovSelf
Karmen ThomasSelf
Catherine FitzpatrickSelf
Jean McCollisterSelf
Evelyn ParkerSelf
Zohl de IshtarSelf
Titewhai HarawiraSelf
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Fran De'AthSelf
Lynette EdwellSelf
Sasha RoseneilSelf
David FairhallSelf
Lucy LawlessSelf
Rose McGowanSelf
Georgie OultonKarmen Thomas
Amelia ReynoldsRebecca Johnson
Jacque DrewChris Drake
Jocelyn ChristianAnn Pettitt
Bronwyn EnsorOlga Medvedkov
Cameron RhodesOleg Kharkhardin
Elizabeth McRaeEunice
Freya Silas FinchSpider
Donna BrookbanksHelen John
Kerynn WalshLiz
Kate ElliottRussian Secretary
Charles PierardPoliceman
Louis Flavell-BirchUS Soldier
Kieran MiltonUS Soldier
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