The Old Oak
The Old Oak

STUDIOCANAL UK, Sixteen Films and Why Not Productions are pleased to announce that Ken Loach & Paul Laverty’s THE OLD OAK will be available on digital download, Blu-ray and DVD from 15th December. To celebrate we are giving away DVDs to two lucky winners!

The film sees BAFTA-winning director Loach return 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.

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.  

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  • This competition is open to UK residents only.
  • The competition will close 22nd December 2023 at 23.59 GMT
  • The winner will be picked at random from entries received
  • No cash alternative is available
  • To coincide with GDPR regulations, competition entry information will not be stored once the competition has ended and the winners have been chosen and prizes sent out.

The usual T&Cs can be found here. Good Luck!