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Mother's Pride Opens in UK Cinemas as Critics Weigh Its Feel‑Good Formula

The village‑pub tale leans on community spirit against real‑world pub pressures.

Overview

  • The film opened in the UK on March 6 and is now playing in cinemas nationwide.
  • Set on the Somerset–Wiltshire border, it follows a bereaved family at The Drovers who begin brewing to enter the Great British Beer Awards against wealthier rivals at The George.
  • Martin Clunes, James Buckley and Jonno Davies star in a feature directed by Nick Moorcroft from a script co‑written with Meg Leonard.
  • Early reviews diverge, with Radio Times finding a cosy if familiar charmer and Empire dismissing it as “parochial pub‑based piffle.”
  • Production used west Wiltshire locations including Westbury and the White Horse and draws on real inspirations from a community‑bought Welsh pub and an Essex family brewery, with themes touching on UK pub closures and mental health.