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[TRAILER] TJ (Dave Turner) runs the last pub standing in a previously thriving mining community. He struggles to keep the place afloat while also trying to offer some help to Syrian refugees who have been placed in the empty houses in the community. Tensions arise as down-on-their-luck locals are resentful of the newcomers, but TJ strikes up a friendship with one of the refugees, Yara (Ebla Mari). 87 year-old British social realist filmmaker Ken Loach brings (probably) his final film to screens. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Jun 17, 2024 - 2 comments

[TRAILER] Bob (Bruce Jones) is a religious but poor man intent on earning enough cash to buy a new communion dress for his daughter. With his loyal sidekick, Tom (Ricky Tomlinson), Bob takes odd and sometimes ill-advised jobs in search of quick cash. But Bob's bad luck follows him everywhere in this working-class town. When his van gets stolen, Bob makes a disastrous choice that may cost him everything. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Jun 14, 2024 - 6 comments

Narrowly avoiding jail, new dad Robbie vows to turn over a new leaf. A visit to a whisky distillery inspires him and his mates to seek a way out of their hopeless lives. Somewhat surprisingly, this film by Ken Loach, while maintaining his trademark social observations, is an uplifting comedy. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Aug 24, 2022 - 4 comments

Hoping that self-employment through the gig economy can solve their financial woes, a hard-up UK delivery driver and his wife struggling to raise a family end up trapped in the vicious circle of this modern-day form of labour exploitation. The newest film from Ken Loach. [more inside]
posted by DirtyOldTown on Jul 11, 2020 - 5 comments

After having suffered a heart-attack, a 59-year-old carpenter must fight the bureaucratic forces of the system in order to receive Employment and Support Allowance. The newest from critically acclaimed director Ken Loach.
posted by DirtyOldTown on Jul 13, 2017 - 4 comments