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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).
- 1962–present
- 5, including Jim
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.
- January 1, 1
- 2 min
- Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England, UK
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...
Oct 17, 2019 · Ken Loach – all his films ranked! Hayley Squires and Dave Johns in I, Daniel Blake, Ken Loach’s hugely successful 2016 film. Photograph: Allstar/Sixteen Films. From the groundbreaking...
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Oct 2, 2023 · 2 October 2023. By Anthony Frajman,Features correspondent. StudioCanal. Ken Loach's new film, The Old Oak, examines the refugee crisis and Britain's former mining communities. The 87-year-old...
Apr 2, 2024 · Loach has announced his retirement before, of course, and on more than one occasion. So when he claimed that “The Old Oak” would be his final feature in the run up to the 2023 Cannes Film ...
Sep 27, 2023 · The Old Oak review – Ken Loach’s fierce final call for compassion and solidarity. A northern pub landlord confronts locals’ hostility towards Syrian refugees in Loach’s latest – and...
