‘The Uprising’ director Paul Greengrass on the ‘great rage’ of history — and today

Greengrass’ latest film is set in 1381 England and centers on a farmer who leads an army against the king. His previous films include the Jason Bourne movies, United 93 and Captain Phillips.

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TONYA MOSLEY, HOST:

This is FRESH AIR. I’m Tonya Mosley. My guest today, director Paul Greengrass, makes films about the choices ordinary people make when they’re trapped inside forces they cannot control. He’s taken us to the streets of Derry as British soldiers opened fire on civil rights marchers in

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