Filmmaker Paul Greengrass on rage, rebellion and ‘The Uprising’
Paul Greengrass's new film The Uprising reimagines the 1381 Peasants' Revolt as a visceral, emotionally charged rebellion led by an ordinary farmer, drawing sharp parallels to modern societal fractures. The episode connects historical rage against inequality with today’s political unres
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