The Old Oak
Director Ken Loach Screenwriter Paul Laverty
Film Information
Director:
Ken Loach
Language:
English
Screenwriter:
Paul Laverty
Country/Region:
UK / France / Belgium
Running Time:
113 min
Cast:
Debbie Honeywood, Dave Turner, Ebla Mari, Trevor Fox
Synopsis
The Old Oak is a special place. Not only is it the last pub standing, it is the only remaining public space where people can meet in a once thriving mining community that has now fallen on hard times after 30 years of decline. TJ Ballantyne the landlord hangs on to The Old Oak by his fingertips, and his hold is endangered even more when The Old Oak becomes contested territory after the arrival of refugees who are placed in the village. An unlikely friendship develops when TJ encounters Yara, a young girl with a camera. Can they find a way for the two communities to understand each other? So unfolds a deeply moving drama about loss, fear and the difficulty of finding hope.
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