The Uprising film explores England's 1381 Peasants' Revolt

The film “The Uprising,” directed by Paul Greengrass, depicts the 1381 Peasants’ Revolt in England. Starring Andrew Garfield as a character known as “the Ploughman,” the story follows a man who has lost his family to the plague and becomes an accidental leader of an uprising against heavy taxation after killing an abusive soldier.

Reviews of the film note its historical setting and themes of conflict and corruption. Some commentary highlights a marketing strategy used by the distributor in the United States, which promoted the film under the title “The Uprising: The Rise of Robin Hood” to capitalize on the well-known legend, despite the film not being a major box-office success.