StudioCanal has debuted the trailer for Ken Loach and Paul Laverty’s ”The Old Oak.’
The Old Oak is a special place. Not only is it the last pub standing, but it’s also the only remaining public space where people can meet in a once-thriving mining community that has now fallen on hard times after 30 years of decline. TJ Ballantyne (Dave Turner) the landlord hangs on to The Old Oak by his fingertips, and his predicament is endangered even more when the pub becomes contested territory after the arrival of Syrian refugees who are placed in the village without any notice.
In an unlikely friendship, TJ meets a curious young Syrian Yara (Ebla Mari) with her camera. Can they find a way for the two communities to understand each other? So unfolds a deeply moving drama about their fragilities and hopes.
The film sees BAFTA-winning director Loach returns to the North East following his previous two films ‘I, Daniel Blake,’ winner of the Palme d’Or and BAFTA Outstanding British Film awards, and ‘Sorry We Missed You’ which both also shot in the region. Shooting took place across County Durham last year in locations including Murton, Easington Colliery and Horden.
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The film hits UK cinemas on September 29th.
