THE OLD OAK

| 2024 – 103′ –  A Great Britain/France/Belgium Co-Production. Drama, Co-Produced by France.
Written by: Paul Laverty.
Directed by: Ken Loach.
Starring: Dave Turner, Ebla Mari, Claire Rodgerson, Trevor Fox, Chris McGlade, Cot Tait, Jordan Louis, Chris Gotts.
Official Selections Cannes International Film Festival 2023, Locarno International Film Festival 2023.
In English.
A Zeitgeist Films release. |

The final film from British master Ken Loach (The Wind That Shakes the Barley), The Old Oak is a deeply moving drama about loss, fear, and the difficulty of finding hope. The Old Oak is the last pub standing in a once thriving mining village in northern England, a gathering space for a community that has fallen on hard times. There is growing anger, resentment, and a lack of hope among the residents, but the pub and its proprietor TJ are a fond presence to their customers. When a group of Syrian refugees move into the floundering village, a decisive rift fueled by prejudices develops between the community and its newest inhabitants. The formation of an unexpected friendship between TJ and a young Syrian woman named Yara opens up new possibilities for the divided village.

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