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THE OLD OAK<\/h2>\n

| 2024 \u2013 103′ –\u00a0 A Great Britain\/France\/Belgium Co-Production. Drama, Co-Produced by France.
\nWritten by:\u00a0Paul Laverty.
\nDirected by: Ken Loach.
\nStarring:\u00a0Dave Turner,\u00a0Ebla Mari,\u00a0Claire Rodgerson, Trevor Fox, Chris McGlade, Cot Tait, Jordan Louis, Chris Gotts.
\nOfficial Selections Cannes International Film Festival 2023, Locarno International Film Festival 2023.
\nIn English.
\nA\u00a0Zeitgeist Films release. |<\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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