When was hillsborough filmed

The match was played at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield but was abandoned 7 minutes after the match had started when it became clear that the fans packed in to the Leppings Lane end of the ground were being crushed against fencing.

In , two women who had lost children in the disaster asked McGovern if he would write their story. He began by interviewing the families of the victims and became so angry at the unfolding story that he brought in writer Katy Jones to verify that his writing was not skewed in any way. Since then, it has been repeated four times: 10 years after the disaster 15 April , 20 years after the disaster 17 April , on 14 September after the report by the Hillsborough Independent Panel was published, and on 1 May after the conclusion of the second inquest which ruled that the 96 victims were unlawfully killed.

Though filmed after the death of Tony Bland who died in March after being in a coma for nearly four years, the time setting of the film concluded in when the death toll stood at The film was generally well received by the public and television critics. Top credits Director Charles McDougall. See more at IMDbPro. Photos Add Image.

Top cast Edit. Charles McDougall. More like this. Storyline Edit. Drama based on the real life events of April , when ninety-six Liverpool supporters were crushed to death during an F. 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. Add content advisory. He made several requests and at About 2, fans then made their way into the ground.

Most of those entering through Gate C headed straight for the tunnel leading directly to pens 3 and 4. This influx caused severe crushing in the pens. Fans began climbing over side fences into the relatively less packed adjoining pens to escape. The pens' official combined capacity was 2, It was later discovered this had not been updated since , despite modifications made to the ground in the intervening decade.

At Fans in the two central pens were pressed up against the fences and crush barriers. One barrier in pen 3 gave way, causing people to fall on top of each other. Those who survived told of seeing people lose consciousness in front of their eyes. Supporters continued to climb perimeter fences to escape, while others were dragged to safety by fans in the upper tiers. In the chaotic aftermath, supporters tore up advertising hoardings to use as makeshift stretchers and tried to administer first aid to the injured.

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Phil Scraton Self as Self. Daniel Gordon. More like this. Watch options. Storyline Edit. Beginning with that fateful day, 15 April , the film details the horror of the tragedy, told through the experiences of those directly involved: fans, survivors, family members and police officers. Many speak publicly for the first time. It captures the horror of the crush on the terraces, revealing the prejudices held by the police towards football fans.

It exposes the police commanders' abject failure in leadership as the tragedy unfolded, and their deceit and determination to deflect responsibility for their failures in crowd management onto those who survived. The documentary exposes the lack of dignity shown to bereaved families as they arrived in Sheffield to identify their loved ones laid out in body bags on a gymnasium floor.

It considers the impact of the orchestrated vilification of fans in the media and, as a consequence, their public condemnation. By interviewing those involved, it recounts the year campaign for justice fought on behalf of the 96 who died. Add content advisory. Did you know Edit.

The documentary was unable to be shown in Great Britain upon initial release due to the High Court inquest still being in progress and the UK's jury tampering laws; the documentary contains previously unreleased security camera footage from the stadium on the day of the disaster. Upon the final inquest verdict being announced in April the BBC announced that they would air a new updated version of the documentary, with additional footage from the inquest, the final verdict and reactions to that verdict.