UK 113 mins Cert15
4th April 2025
The Old Oak is the last pub standing, but it’s also the only remaining public space where people can meet in a once thriving mining community. The landlord, TJ, 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 with her camera. Can they find a way for the two communities to understand each other?
Directed by BAFTA winner Ken Loach, written by BAFTA winner Paul Laverty.