Hop Film: The Old Oak
Legendary British director Ken Loach has announced this thoughtful depiction of how an English village responds to an influx of Syrian refugees will be his final film.
Legendary British director Ken Loach has announced this thoughtful depiction of how an English village responds to an influx of Syrian refugees will be his final film.
The Old Oak is the last pub standing in a once thriving mining village in northern England, a gathering space for a community that has fallen on hard times. There is growing anger, resentment and a lack of hope among the residents, but the pub and its proprietor TJ are a fond presence to their customers.
But when a group of Syrian refugees move into the floundering village, a decisive rift fueled by prejudices develops between the community and its newest inhabitants. The formation of an unexpected friendship between TJ and a young Syrian woman named Yara opens up new possibilities for the divided village in this deeply moving drama about loss, fear and the difficulty of finding hope.
