The film is described as a “comedy about a failing pub, a divided community and a grieving family whose lives are changed by brewing real ale”.
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Directed by Nick Moorcroft, Mother’s Pride stars Jonno Davies, who appeared in Robbie Williams’ biopic A Better Man; Martin Clunes, known for Men Behaving Badly and Doc Martin; The Inbetweeners star James Buckley; and The Full Monty’s Mark Addy.
Set in Wiltshire, the story is centred on landlord Mike Harley, played by Clunes, and his son Jake Harley, played by Buckley.
Pub rescue
After the death of their matriarch, the family are given just 14 days to save their ailing family pub, ‘the Drovers Arms’, by brewing their own cask beer to compete in the ‘Great British Beer Awards’.
Filming for the fictional Great British Beer Awards took place at the Campaign For Real Ale’s (CAMRA) Great British Beer Festival in August 2022.
In addition, two Butcombe Group pubs in the village of Norton St. Philip, Somerset, were used for filming; the George Inn and the Fleur de Lys, which serves as the setting for the Drovers Arms.
Rising costs
Ahead of the motion picture’s release, CAMRA said: “With UK pubs battling against a backdrop of rising costs, the film’s release couldn’t come at a better time to shine a spotlight on the day-to-day struggles they face.
“Reinvigorating pride in pubs, Mother’s Pride places the pub at the heart of the village, reminding locals it is still the life and soul of the community.
“It shows what can be achieved by working together to protect pubs and the power of the people campaigning for their survival. Mother’s Pride a reminder that sometimes the smallest ideas can spark the biggest change.”
