Synopsis
A pub landlord in a previously thriving mining community struggles to hold onto his pub. Meanwhile, tensions rise in the town when Syrian refugees are placed in the empty houses in the community.
Ratings
IMDb7.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes82%
Metacritic69/100
442 audience votes
Key crew
- Ken LoachDirector
- Paul LavertyScreenplay
- George FentonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Dave TurnerTJ Ballantyne
- Ebla MariYara
- Claire RodgersonLaura
- Trevor FoxCharlie
- Chris McGladeVic
- Col TaitEddy
- Jordan LouisGary
- Chrissie RobinsonErica
- Chris GottsJaffa Cake
- Jen PattersonMaggie
- Arthur OxleyArchie
- Joe ArmstrongJoe
Stills
Themes
small townphotographerrefugeecommunityworking classsympathysyrian refugeenorth of englandpubempathetichopefulmulti-ethnic community