Title of film : The Old Oak

Director Name : Ken Loach

Cast & crew :

Producer : Rebecca OBrien

Editor : Jonathan Morris

Cast :

1. 1. Dave Turner
2. 2. Ebla Mari
3. 3. Trevor Fox

Synopsis : The Old Oak is a special place. Not only is it the last pub standing, it is the only remaining public 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, and his hold is endangered even more when The Old Oak becomes contested territory after the arrival of Syrian refugees who are placed in the village. In an unlikely friendship TJ encounters a young Syrian, Yara (Ebla Mari) with her camera. 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.

Director Bio : Ken Loach was born in 1936 in Nuneaton. He attended King Edward VI Grammar School and went on to study law at St. Peter’s Hall, Oxford. After a brief spell in the theatre, Loach was recruited by the BBC in 1963 as a television director. This launched a long career directing films for television and the cinema, from ‘Cathy Come Home’ and ‘Kes’ in the sixties.

Filmography :

1. 1. Land and Freedom ( 1995 )
2. 2. Sweet Sixteen ( 2002 )
3. 3. The Wind That Shakes The Barley ( 2006 )