Stonewall
A recreation of the characters and events which led to the riot.
A spirited recreation of the lives of some of the people who hung out at the Stonewall Inn seen through the recollections of La Miranda/Hector, a fierce and fabulous drag queen who falls in love with Matty Dean, a bright young man she meets in the bar. The action leads up to the fateful night of 27th June 1969. A mood of defiance is in the air as the police make what seems like a routine raid on an illegal gay bar. Personal tensions of the bar patrons combine with police brutality to create an eruption of popular protest which becomes one of the defining moments of the modern gay liberation movement. Not every historical detail is correct but it feels emotionally true and quite powerful. Director Nigel Finch died from Aids shortly after completing the film.
| Directed by: | Nigel Finch. With Guillermo Diaz, Fred Weller, Brendan Corbalis |
| Country: | UK |
| Year: | 1995 |
| Running time: | 99min |
