In a northern former mining town, pub landlord TJ (Dave Turner) keeps the pub The Old Oak running thanks to a handful of loyal regulars but simmering tensions form around the arrival of several refugee Syrian families. 

Heartbreaking, but never without hope, the film is a striking reminder of why Ken Loach is, and always will be, one of the UK’s most important filmmakers.

a ringing statement of faith in compassion for the oppressed
The Guardian

ranks among Loach’s foremost state-of-the-nation dramas
Screen Daily

This film is distributed by Studio Canal.

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