THE OLD OAK
2023 Films
•
1h 52m
The Old Oak is a special place. Not only is it the last man standing it is the only remaining 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 (Dave Turner) the landlord hangs on to The Old Oak by his fingertips, as his hold is endangered even more when the pub becomes contested territory after the arrival of Syrian refugees who are placed in the village. An unlikely friendship develops when TJ encounters a young Syrian with a camera, Tara (Elba Mari). 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.
Directed by: Ken Loach
Written by: Paul Laverty
Produced by: Rebecca O'Brien
Cinematography: Robbie Ryan
Editing: Jonathan Morris
Production Design: Fergus Clegg
Costume Design: Joanne Slater
Make-Up: Anita Brolly
Sound: Ray Beckett, Kevin Brazier
Original Score: George Fenton
Casting Director: Kahleen Crawford
Cast: Dave Turner, Ebla Mari
Original Title: THE OLD OAK
Film Production Country: United Kingdom
Filmography of the Director/s
1967 - POOR COW, Feature
1969 - KES, Feature
1990 - HIDDEN AGENDA, Feature
1991 - RIFF-RAFF, Feature
2002 - SWEET SIXTEEN, Feature
2006 - THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY, Feature
2012 - THE ANGELS SHARE, Feature
2014 - JIMMYS HALL, Feature
2016 - I, DANIEL BLAKE, Feature
2019 - SORRY WE MISSED YOU, Feature
Production Company:
Sixteen Harvest LTD
Rebecca O'Brien
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: +442077340168
Website: https://www.sixteenfilms.co.uk
Up Next in 2023 Films
-
THE POT-AU-FEU
1885. Peerless cook Eugenie has worked for the famous gourmet Dodin for the last 20 years. As time went by, the practice of gastronomy and mutual admiration turned into a romantic relationship. Their association gives rise to dishes, one more delicious than the next, that confound even the world’...
-
THE PROMISED LAND
WINNER EUROPEAN ACTOR 2023
In 1755, the impoverished Captain Ludvig Kahlen sets out to conquer the harsh, uninhabitable Danish heath with a seemingly impossible goal; to build a colony in the name of the King. In exchange, he'll receive a desperately desired Royal name for himself. But the sole ...
-
THERE ARE PEOPLE IN THE FOREST
A lonely man limps down the road. A truck drives up to him. Several armed men jump out of it. They capture the limping man and transport him to the forest. The only witnesses of the scene are people from a nearby village. Since 2021, situations like these are commonplace on the Polish-Belarusian ...
