Movie
The Old Oak
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2023-09-29
- Runtime
- 113 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Sixteen Films, Why Not Productions, BBC Film, Les Films du Fleuve, Goodfellas, France 2 Cinéma
- Country
- Belgium, France, United Kingdom
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Dave Turner as TJ Ballantyne
- Ebla Mari as Yara
- Claire Rodgerson as Laura
- Trevor Fox as Charlie
- Chris McGlade as Vic
- Col Tait as Eddy
- Jordan Louis as Gary
- Chrissie Robinson as Erica
- Chris Gotts as Jaffa Cake
- Jen Patterson as Maggie
- Arthur Oxley as Archie
- Joe Armstrong as Joe
Crew
- Ken Loach - Director
- Paul Laverty - Screenplay
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