The read
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Working-class Angie, sacked from a recruitment agency for bad public behaviour, teams up with her flatmate to run a similar business from their kitchen. With immigrants desperate for work, the opportunities are considerable, particularly for two girls so in tune with these times.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes86%
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do.
132 audience votes
Key crew
- Paul LavertyScreenplay
- Ken LoachDirector
- George FentonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Kierston WareingAngie
- Juliet EllisRose
- Lesław ŻurekKarol
- Colin CaughlinGeoff
- Joe SiffleetJamie
- Frank GilhooleyDerek
- Davoud RastgouMahmoud
- David DoyleTony
- Raymond MearnsAndy
- Maggie RussellCathy
- Branko TomovićMilan
Stills
Themes
workerclass societygreat britaincapitalismillegal immigrationexploitationsocial realismlabor rights