Trailer
Built around extensive footage discovered in warehouses all over the United Kingdom, this new film by Ken Loach (My name is Joe, Land and Freedom) centers around the spirit of union which took hold of the UK in 1945, the last year of the Second World War. By doing this, the film sheds light on a time that is essential to the making of modern England, as some of its impacts are felt even now, such as the creation of the Welfare State. This feature-length film marks the filmmakers’ return to documentary cinema. Selected to the Berlin Film Festival 2013.
Ken Loach
Born in England, in 1936. An Oxford Law graduate, he made his first feature-film, Poor Cow, in 1967. He won the Grand Jury Prize at Cannes twice, for Hidden Agenda (1990) and Raining Stones (1993). In 2006, he won the Palme d’Or for The Wind that Shakes the Barley. In 2004, he was awarded the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival for his contributions to filmmaking. Among his more recent films, are Looking for Eric (2009) and Route Irish (2010).
