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Sep 28, 2023 · The Old Oak: Ken Loach’s final cinematic statement is a stark portrait of a divided UK. A landlord of a failing pub in County Durham befriends a Syrian refugee and attempts to quell tensions between their two communities in this sobering film that may well be Loach’s last.
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 ...
Apr 4, 2024 · The 87-year-old director, who’s made nearly 30 features, has said The Old Oak is likely the last. He’s said that before, but assuming it’s true, the film is a poignant and moving coda to a career spent chronicling personal indignities amid broader social ills like poverty and unemployment. And now, the migrant crisis.
Theatrical run starts April 26. Showtimes and tickets here. County Durham used to thrive, but now the town, and its favorite pub, The Old Oak, are winding down. But when pub owner TJ and a young Syrian woman named Yara begin to form a friendship, hope once again emerges. When the mines were operating, there […]
Filmen 'The Old Oak' udspiller sig i en lille by i det nordlige England, hvor en gammel pub med navnet The Old Oak er byens hjerte. Fremtiden for Old Oak og byen er dog uvis, da folk forlader byen efter minerne er lukket. Pub-ejeren TJ Ballantynes situation bliver truet endnu mere, da syriske flygtninge bliver anbragt i landsbyen uden varsel.
Apr 5, 2024 · The future for the last remaining pub, The Old Oak, in a village of Northeast England, where people are leaving the land as the mines are closed. Houses are cheap and available, thus making it an ...
May 3, 2024 · ‘The Old Oak,’ said to be the 87-year-old social realist’s final film, is a fittingly plainspoken yet poignant last act.
