The Old Oak (2023)

The future is uncertain for the last remaining pub in a northern village, The Old Oak, where workers are leaving the land, mines are closing and tensions between the residents and incoming Syrian migrants are on the rise.

This is Ken Loach’s latest, slightly gentler, take on a mining community at odds with itself and those seeking refuge in it’s midst.

“Ken Loach’s fierce final call for compassion and solidarity”
The Guardian ★★★★