Review by THOMAS SYLVESTER
probably one of our best "reads" this year
Availability Label | Location | Shelfmark | Availability | Reservations |
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Calvin Park Branch | DVD Old | On loan until: 26/Sep/24 |
21 | |
Central Branch | DVD Old | On loan until: 08/Oct/24 |
21 | |
Cloyne Branch | DVD Old | On loan until: 03/Oct/24 |
21 | |
Isabel Turner Branch | DVD Old | At another location |
22 |
probably one of our best "reads" this year
Title Statement | The Old Oak [DVD] / written by Paul Laverty ; directed by Ken Loach. |
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Additional Contributors | Laverty, Paul |
Loach, Ken,1936- | |
Mari, Ebla | |
Rodgerson, Claire | |
Turner, Dave | |
Publication | New York: Zeitgeist Films,[2024]New York: Kino Lorber,[2024]©2024 |
Extent of Item | 1 videodisc (113 minutes) |
Standard Number (UPC, etc.) | 738329266653 |
Other Number | av07739932 |
General Notes | Extras: Deleted scenes; Theatrical trailer. Originally released as a motion picture in 2023. Title from container. |
Performance Credits | Dave Turner, Ebla Mari, Claire Rodgerson, Trevor Fox. |
Audience & Ratings | Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A. |
Languages | Audio track in English, captions in English. |
System Details | DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital 2.0. |
Terms of Use | For private home use only. |
Summary | The Old Oak is a deeply moving drama about loss, fear, and the difficulty of finding hope. 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 through 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. 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. |
Subjects & Genres | |
By Topic | Bars (Drinking establishments)--Fiction--England |
Villages--Fiction--England | |
Syrians--Fiction--England | |
Racism--Fiction--England | |
Friendship--Fiction | |
Man-woman relationships--Fiction | |
Refugees--Fiction--England | |
By Genre | Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
Fiction films | |
Feature films |