David is an unemployed communist that comes to Spain in 1937 during the civil war to enroll the republicans and defend the democracy against the fascists He makes friends between the soldiers
During the Depression, Jimmy Gralton returns home to Ireland after ten years of exile in America Seeing the levels of poverty and oppression, the activist in him reawakens and he looks to re open the dance hall tha
This Ken Loach film tells the story of a man devoted to his family and his religion Proud, though poor, Bob wants his little girl to have a beautiful and costly brand new dress for her First Communion His stubbornn
Two thirty somethings, unemployed former alcoholic Joe and community health worker Sarah, begin a romantic relationship in one of Glasgows toughest neighborhoods
Eric, a football fanatic postman whose life is descending into crisis, receives some life coaching from the famously philosophical Eric Cantona
Celebrating Play for Today, the acclaimed series of controversial single dramas broadcast on BBC One between 1970 and 1984
A young woman lives a life filled with bad choices, she has a child with an abusive thief at a young age who quickly ends up in prison One day, her son goes missing and she briefly comes to grips with what is most
The future for the last remaining pub, The Old Oak, in a village of Northeast England, where people are leaving the land as the mines are closed Houses are cheap and available, thus making it an ideal location for
A simple tale of a year in the life of a Gamekeeper From the troubles involved in rearing the pheasants and dealing with predators poachers and foxes The gamekeeper shows us all the good things about living so clos
A documentary on how the spirit of unity, which buoyed Britain during the war years, carried through to create a vision of a fairer, united society
When honest young Tolly is forced on the run with Black Jack, adventure and mishap are never far away Based on Leon Garfields popular novel, Ken Loachs Black Jack is a dark, complex adventure film set in the 18th c
After surviving a heart attack, a 59 year old carpenter must fight bureaucratic forces to receive Employment and Support Allowance
The story of a private security contractor in Iraq who rejected the official explanation of his friends death and sets out to discover the truth
Sparks fly in Glasgows south side when a young Asian man enters into a relationship with a Caucasian woman
The story of construction worker Stevie and his unemployed pop singer girlfriend shows the living conditions of the British poor class
Hoping that self employment through gig economy can solve their financial woes, a hard up UK delivery driver and his wife struggling to raise a family end up trapped in the vicious circle of this modern day form of
Narrowly avoiding jail, new dad Robbie vows to turn over a new leaf A visit to a whisky distillery inspires him and his mates to seek a way out of their hopeless lives
Documentary on the life and times of Ken Loach His politics in British TV and Cinema and the chaos he has caused the establishment for 50 years
Two Latina sisters work as cleaners in a downtown office building, and fight for the right to unionize
Maggie, an unmarried mother of four children by four different men who abused her, leaves her kids home alone one night A fire injures them and child services takes custody Maggie fails to regain custody of her chi
A working class English boy spends his free time caring for and training his pet kestrel
The story of the biggest demonstration in human history, which took place on 15th February 2003, against the impending war on Iraq
1987, love in time of war Bus driver George Lennox meets Carla, a Nicaraguan exile living a precarious, profoundly sad life in Glasgow Her back is scarred, her boyfriend missing, her family dispersed shes suicidal
Against the backdrop of the Irish War of Independence, two brothers fight a guerrilla war against British forces
When an American human rights lawyer is assassinated in Belfast, it remains for the mans girlfriend, as well as a tough, no nonsense, police detective to find the truth
Determined to have a normal family life once his mother gets out of prison, a Scottish teenager from a tough background sets out to raise the money for a home