Ken Loach
Date of Birth: 17 Jun 1936
Country: UK
Biography: Kenneth Charles Loach (born 17 June 1936) is a British film director and screenwriter. His socially critical directing style and socialist ideals are evident in his film treatment of social issues such as poverty (Poor Cow, 1967), homelessness (Cathy Come Home, 1966), and labour rights (Riff-Raff, 1991, and The Navigators, 2001).
Total Credits at Criticker: 4 (Actor), 38 (Director), 6 (Writer)
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- Cathy Come Home (1966) - S1 E72
- The Big Flame (1969) - S1 E139
- In Two Minds (1967) - S1 E85
- 3 Clear Sundays (1965) - S1 E23
- Up the Junction (1965) - S1 E37
- The Price of Coal: Part 1 - Meet the People (1977) - S7 E14
- The Price of Coal: Part 2 - Back to Reality (1977) - S7 E15
In chronicling the experiences of Maya, a young Mexican woman who crosses the border illegally and must fend for herself in contemporary Los Angeles, director Ken Loach takes an individual's personal and professional struggle and builds it into a moving portrait of one of our nation's most troubled -- and least visible -- communities. (Lions Gate Films)
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When the relationship between a Pakistani man and a Catholic woman in Glasgow is discovered, the repercussions of the scandal reach far and wide and sparks fly as cultures clash and personalities collide. (Icon Films)
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McLibel is the story of two ordinary people who humiliated McDonald's in the biggest corporate PR disaster in history [IMDB]
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The effects of the 9/11 terrorist attacks are told from different points of view around the world. [IMDB]
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Liam's Mom, Jean is in prison...but is due to be released in time for his 16th birthday. This time Liam is determined that things will be different. He dreams of a family life he's never had, which means creating a safe haven beyond the reach of wasters like Jean's boyfriend Stan and his own mean-spirited grandfather. (Lions Gate Films)
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Spring 1936, a young unemployed communist, David, leaves his hometown Liverpool to join the fight against fascism in Spain... (imdb)
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Billy Casper comes from the poorest end of town (Barnsley, England), he can't concentrate at school and does very badly... (imdb)
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Two thirtysomethings, unemployed former alcoholic Joe and community health worker Sarah, start a romantic relationship in the one of the toughest Glasgow neighbourhoods (imdb)
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The story of Stevie, a construction worker, and his girlfriend, an unemployed pop singer, serves to show the living conditions of the British poor class (imdb)
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When an American human rights lawyer is assassinated in Belfast, it remains for the man's girlfriend, as well as a tough, no nonsense, police detective to find the truth (imdb)
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A sympathetic look at Republicans in early 20th century Ireland, and two brothers who are torn apart by anti-Brit rebellion. (imdb)
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A train travels across Italy toward Rome. On board are a family of Albanian refugees, a professor who daydreams conversations with a lost love, three brash Scottish soccer fans en route to a match, and a complaining widow traveling to a memorial service for her late husband, accompanied by a community service volunteer who's assisting her. Interactions among these Europeans turn on class and nationalism, courtesy and rudeness, and opportunities for kindness. (IMDB)
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In South Yorkshire, a small group of railway maintenance men discover that because of privatization, their lives will never be the same. When the trusty British Rail sign is replaced by one reading East Midland Infrastructure, it is clear that there will be the inevitable winners and losers as downsizing and efficiency become the new buzzwords... (imdb)
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This Ken Loach docu-drama relates the story of a British woman's fight with Social Services over the care of her children... (imdb)
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Angie gets the sack from a recruitment agency for bad behaviour in public. Seizing the chance, she teams up with her flatmate, Rose, to run a similar business from their kitchen. With immigrants desperate to work the opportunities are considerable, particularly for two girls so in tune with these times. (imdb)
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The Wednesday Play (1964) - TV Series
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A young woman lives a life filled with bad choices. She marries and has a child with an abusive thief at a young age who quickly ends up in prison. Left alone she takes up with his mate (another thief) who seems to give her some happiness but who also ends up in the nick. She then takes up with a series of seedy types who offer nothing but momentary pleasure. Her son goes missing and she briefly comes to grips with what is most important to her. (imdb)
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This Ken Loach film tells the story of a man devoted to his family and his religion. Proud, though poor, Bob wants his little girl to have a beautiful (and costly) brand-new dress for her First Communion. His stubbornness and determination get him into trouble as he turns to more and more questionable measures, in his desperation to raise the needed money. This tragic flaw leads him to risk all that he loves and values, his beloved family, indeed even his immortal soul and salvation.... (imdb)
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Eric a football fanatic postman whose life is descending in to crisis receives some life coaching from the famously philosophical Eric Cantona. (imdb)
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A bus driver George Lennox meets Carla, a Nicaraguan exile living a precarious, profoundly sad life in Glasgow. Her back is scarred, her boyfriend missing, her family dispersed; she's suicidal. George takes her to Nicaragua to find out what has happened to them and to help her face her past. Once home, Carla's nightmarish memories take over, and Carla and George are thrown into the thick of the US war against the Sandinistas... (imdb)
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A singer swaps the political intimidation of working in East Germany for the equally controlling capitalist music industry in the West. (imdb)
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The story of a private security contractor in Iraq who rejected the official explanation of his friend's death and sets out to discover the truth. (imdb)
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In this documentary, Loach gives a sympathetic look at the miner's of the 1984-85 UK miner's strike. Focusing on the poems and songs of the labour movement, Loach contrasts the draconian neo-liberalism of Thatcher with the creativity, passion, and hopes of a diverse working class.
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When honest young Tolly is forced on the run with 'Black Jack', a villainous ruffian, adventure and mishap are never far away. As the two enter a world of body-snatchers, private lunatic asylums and travelling fairs they find friendship in the most unlikely places. Based on Leon Garfield's popular novel, Ken Loach's Black Jack is a children's adventure film set in the 18th Century... (BFI Filmstore)
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Narrowly avoiding jail, new dad Robbie vows to turn over a new leaf. A visit to a whisky distillery inspires him and his mates to seek a way out of their hopeless lives (imdb)
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Thatcherism and the Irish troubles provide the backdrop for this study of Mick, a well-meaning youth in Sheffield, who has, unlike Dickens' Pip, no expectations. Mick lives with his parents, works on his motorbike, looks for work, and every two weeks gets his check from the dole. There are no jobs. His best mate Alan joins the army to fix tanks and is sent to Belfast to quell Catholics. (imdb)
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Jimmy Gralton, a political activist returns home to Ireland after a period of time away. He reopens a community hall which meets opposition from the local church and landowners.
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Play for Today (1970) - TV Series
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Days of Hope (1975) - TV Mini-Series
The series dealt with the lives of a working-class family from the turmoils of the First World War in 1916 to the General Strike in 1926. (en.wikipedia.org)
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Questions of Leadership (1983) - TV Movie
A Question of Leadership interviewed members of the ISTC (the main trade union for Britain's steel industry) with regards to the 14-week strike in 1980, and recorded much criticism of the union's leadership for conceding over the issues in the strike. Subsequently, Loach made a four-part series named Questions of Leadership which subjected the leadership of other trade unions to similar scrutiny from their members, but this has never been broadcast. (en.wikipedia.org)
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Director Ken Loach explores the politics of race, class and charity in a capitalist society in this documentary funded by the Save the Children foundation. (imdb)
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A middle aged carpenter who requires state welfare after injuring himself, and is joined by a single mother in a similar scenario. (imdb)
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A Question of Leadership (1981) - TV Movie
Ken Loach's 1981 documentary following the disillusionment of miners with their Trade Union bosses.
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A hard-up delivery driver and his wife struggle to get by in modern-day England. (imdb)
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George Purse is the gamekeeper for the duke’s estate, a role he takes seriously. His position gives him a certain status, but he has an uneasy relationship with some of the locals, not least those who turn to poaching. (letterboxd)
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The future for the last remaining pub, The Old Oak, in a village of Northeast England, where people are leaving the land as the mines are closed. Houses are cheap and available, thus making it an ideal location for Syrian refugees. (imdb)
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