The Wind That Shakes the Barley
2007
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Kenneth Charles Loach (born 17 June 1936) is a British film director and screenwriter. His socially critical directing style and socialism are evident in his film treatment of social issues such as poverty ( Poor Cow , 1967), homelessness ( Cathy Come Home , 1966), and labour rights ( Riff-Raff , 1991, and The Navigators , 2001).
Born June 17, 1936. Add to list. Won 3 BAFTA Awards. 122 wins & 105 nominations total. Photos 54. Known for. I, Daniel Blake. 7.8. Director. 2016. Sorry We Missed You.
6 days ago · From Ken Loach, master of the mundane, a portrait of hope amid despair ‘The Old Oak,’ said to be the 87-year-old social realist’s final film, is a fittingly plainspoken yet poignant last act.
2 days ago · The impact made by Ken Loach's 1969 South Yorkshire-based film Kes on British and world cinema is examined in a new book. Kes tells the story of Billy, a working class boy from Barnsley who finds ...
Apr 19, 2024 · By Jeannette Catsoulis. April 19, 2024. From the start, the British filmmaker Ken Loach came out swinging in support of the underdog. Long before his films opened in theaters, his 1960s...
Apr 2, 2024 · By Alex Ritman. Getty Images. Ken Loach says he has “great respect” for Jonathan Glazer in raising the subject of Gaza in his Oscars acceptance speech for “The Zone of Interest,” asserting ...
Oct 2, 2023 · StudioCanal. Ken Loach's new film, The Old Oak, examines the refugee crisis and Britain's former mining communities. The 87-year-old director tells Anthony Frajman how the 1984-5 miners'...
