The Old Oak
Film details
| Film Title | The Old Oak |
|---|---|
| Suitability | |
| Genre | |
| Length | 113mins |
| Year | 2023 |
| Country | Belgium, France, United Kingdom |
| Director | Ken Loach |
| Actors | Dave Turner, Ebla Mari, Claire Rodgerson, Trevor Fox, Chris McGlade, Col Tait, Jordan Louis, Chris Gotts, Joe Armstrong, Andy Dawson, Maxie Peters, Debbie Honeywood, Rob Kirtley, Chris Braxton, Lloyd Mullings |
| Language | Arabic, English |
| Showings |
A pub landlord in a previously thriving mining community struggles to hold onto his pub. Meanwhile, tensions rise in the town when Syrian refugees are placed in the empty houses in the community.
Although a lot of the film feels like a breathless box-ticking exercise designed to Include Every Pertinent Fact, the chemistry between Turner and Mari leads to a relationship rarely seen in cinema.
★★★★
I hope that this isn’t Loach’s final film, but if it is, he has concluded with a ringing statement of faith in compassion for the oppressed.
★★★★
