The Old Oak premiered at Cannes Film Festival in 2023. The film, which director Ken Loach has announced is his last, summarises the social themes of the award-winning director's decades-long career. Loach's and writer Paul Laverty's testament is embroidered in the miners' banner seen in the film: the power of community, solidarity and resistance.

When a group of Syrian refugees move into a former mining village in England, emotions start running high by the pints at the last pub of the floundering village, The Old Oak. The arrivals who have fled war are seen as a threat to the locals who have plenty of problems of their own. However, young aspiring photographer Yara (Ebla Mari) develops a friendship with pub proprietor TJ (Dave Turner), and slowly, different people start finding their way to the same table.

Director: Ken Loach, UK/FR/BE 2023

Starring: Ebla Mari, Dave Turner

Duration: 1 h 53 min

Age limit: K12

Free admission. The seats will be filled in order of arrival. The doors to Sello Hall will open 30 minutes before the show begins.

Afternoon film: The Old Oak

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