Jan 7 2004 UK, Germany, Spain 2002 106 min Director: Ken Loach Liam’s 16th birthday approaches and he looks forward to his mother’s release from prison. He lives in the dismal streets of Glasgow and in the company of his mother’s boyfriend, Stan and his mean-spirited grandfather. Hope looks bleak. He is determined to take… Continue reading Sweet Sixteen
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The Wind That Shakes The Barley
21 Mar 2007 Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Ireland, UK 2006 127 min Director: Ken Loach Ken Loach’s uncompromising adaptation of Paul Laverty‘s story of the struggle for Irish independence in 1920. Damien is a promising doctor but is troubled by the brutality of the Black and Tans and his deep love and sense of duty… Continue reading The Wind That Shakes The Barley
Riff-Raff
1 Dec 1999 Director: Ken Loach UK 1990 95 min This is a telling comedy about the scams, laughs and dangers of working on a London building site. A mixed bunch of Irishmen, West Indians and Scousers tear apart a closed down hospital ready for its conversion into apartments for the rich. Stevie, a Scottish… Continue reading Riff-Raff
I, Daniel Blake
29 Mar 2017 Director: Ken Loach UK 2016 100 min Daniel Blake is an older resident of Newcastle and, after suffering a heart attack, he can no longer do his job. However, a mobility test by the Department of Work and Pensions declares him fit for work and, while he waits for his appeal, Daniel… Continue reading I, Daniel Blake