"As engrossing, thoughtful, heartfelt, angry, hopeful, and altogether valuable as his best work."—Matt Zoller Seitz, RogerEbert.com
"A moving clarion call for a better tomorrow."—Jake Cole, Slant Magazine
"Ken Loach goes out with one last, full-throated call for brotherhood and solidarity."—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture
The Old Oak is the last pub standing in a once thriving mining village in northern England, a gathering space for a community that has fallen on hard times. There is growing anger, resentment, and a lack of hope among the residents, but the pub and its proprietor TJ are a fond presence to their customers. When a group of Syrian refugees move into the floundering village, a decisive rift fueled by prejudices develops between the community and its newest inhabitants. The formation of an unexpected friendship between TJ and a young Syrian woman named Yara opens up new possibilities for the divided village in this deeply moving drama about loss, fear, and the difficulty of finding hope.
