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The Old Oak

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.

Director

Ken Loach

Year

Genre

Box Office

N/A

Production

Sixteen Films,Why Not Productions,BBC Film,Les Films du Fleuve,Goodfellas,France 2 Cinéma,Casa Kafka Pictures

Awards

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award8 wins & 7 nominations total

Homepage

https://www.theoldoakfilm.co.uk/

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Do I come in your house, poking
around in your fucking fridge? - The Old Oak

Do I come in your house, poking around in your fucking fridg...

- Get out! Fucking get out!
- You don't understand... - The Old Oak

- Get out! Fucking get out! - You don't understand...

Keep your big fucking foreign
nose out my business, right? - The Old Oak

Keep your big fucking foreign nose out my business, right?

[Linda exhales] - The Old Oak

[Linda exhales]

How many times
have I told you - The Old Oak

How many times have I told you

Come, sit here. - The Old Oak

Come, sit here.

[Yara] I have a banana
in my bag. - The Old Oak

[Yara] I have a banana in my bag.

Like, now I am going
to take pictures - The Old Oak

Like, now I am going to take pictures

- Here, have some cakes.
- Thank you. - The Old Oak

- Here, have some cakes. - Thank you.

It goes with your name.
"Shukran, Mr Ballantyne." - The Old Oak

It goes with your name. "Shukran, Mr Ballantyne."

Erm... Rahat. Rahat, Rafif,
Sham, Shahad, Amara. - The Old Oak

Erm... Rahat. Rahat, Rafif, Sham, Shahad, Amara.

So those are the names
of her girlfriends back home. - The Old Oak

So those are the names of her girlfriends back home.

This is our father, - The Old Oak

This is our father,

If you'll excuse them, - The Old Oak

If you'll excuse them,

He's a tailor.
Quick hands and quick mind. - The Old Oak

He's a tailor. Quick hands and quick mind.

He was picked up by the shabiha.
It means "the ghosts". - The Old Oak

He was picked up by the shabiha. It means "the ghosts&q...

They are state-sponsored
militias of the Syrian regime. - The Old Oak

They are state-sponsored militias of the Syrian regime.

My mother thinks he's dead. - The Old Oak

My mother thinks he's dead.

When I was a little girl, - The Old Oak

When I was a little girl,

I choose to see some hope
and some strength. - The Old Oak

I choose to see some hope and some strength.

And I feel like...
like my father is with me. - The Old Oak

And I feel like... like my father is with me.

Get the fuck
off him now. Get the fuck up. - The Old Oak

Get the fuck off him now. Get the fuck up.

"You know what you've done,
we know what you've done." - The Old Oak

"You know what you've done, we know what you'...

See, that foreign bastard, - The Old Oak

See, that foreign bastard,

Fucking go now! - The Old Oak

Fucking go now!

I mean, I'm no racist, - The Old Oak

I mean, I'm no racist,

And I don't blame them, - The Old Oak

And I don't blame them,

Aye, they're bringing
someone in who speaks Arabic. - The Old Oak

Aye, they're bringing someone in who speaks Arabic.

There was two of them in front
of my cousin in the doctor's - The Old Oak

There was two of them in front of my cousin in the doctor�...

Funny, innit?
They always put 'em round here, - The Old Oak

Funny, innit? They always put 'em round here,

That's why they're dumping them
on us by the fucking busload. - The Old Oak

That's why they're dumping them on us by the fucki...

And if you say anything
about it, - The Old Oak

And if you say anything about it,

I feel sorry for the poor
bastards. I honestly do. - The Old Oak

I feel sorry for the poor bastards. I honestly do.

Bang on! People living in
fucking boarded-up houses, eh, - The Old Oak

Bang on! People living in fucking boarded-up houses, eh,

Well, I say we should
draw a line in the sand, eh? - The Old Oak

Well, I say we should draw a line in the sand, eh?

[boys shout on video] - The Old Oak

[boys shout on video]

This pub, The Old Oak.
We should have a public meeting - The Old Oak

This pub, The Old Oak. We should have a public meeting

The local council, the press,
Tyne Tees telly. - The Old Oak

The local council, the press, Tyne Tees telly.

You need to be careful, Charlie.
You get a load of racists in. - The Old Oak

You need to be careful, Charlie. You get a load of racists i...

Jaffa,
as far as I'm concerned, - The Old Oak

Jaffa, as far as I'm concerned,

Where would we hold it?
Everywhere's closed. - The Old Oak

Where would we hold it? Everywhere's closed.

There's the church hall, - The Old Oak

There's the church hall,

There's nay heating,
the plumbing's knackered, - The Old Oak

There's nay heating, the plumbing's knackered,

You're a stickler
for the rules all of a sudden! - The Old Oak

You're a stickler for the rules all of a sudden!

Me and Mary, we had our
engagement party in that room. - The Old Oak

Me and Mary, we had our engagement party in that room.

And now you won't
even open the room for us, - The Old Oak

And now you won't even open the room for us,

I'm sorry, mate. I'm sorry.
But that room stays shut. - The Old Oak

I'm sorry, mate. I'm sorry. But that room stays sh...

You know, Linda showed me
the photographs you took of her. - The Old Oak

You know, Linda showed me the photographs you took of her.

They're really lovely.
They're so natural. - The Old Oak

They're really lovely. They're so natural.

What I wanted to ask you, - The Old Oak

What I wanted to ask you,

I've got a little
cleaning job there, - The Old Oak

I've got a little cleaning job there,

Do you do, erm...
like, a gift voucher? - The Old Oak

Do you do, erm... like, a gift voucher?

I was just thinking it would be
lovely, maybe, for her to... - The Old Oak

I was just thinking it would be lovely, maybe, for her to...

I mean, she's got her nails,
but, oh, they're a mess. - The Old Oak

I mean, she's got her nails, but, oh, they're a me...

And, you know, if I give her
money to get it done, - The Old Oak

And, you know, if I give her money to get it done,

Can I have a word with you? - The Old Oak

Can I have a word with you?

Erm, just, Yara was at the
hairdresser's the other day... - The Old Oak

Erm, just, Yara was at the hairdresser's the other day....

And she was talking to Sadie
about her daughter, Josie. - The Old Oak

And she was talking to Sadie about her daughter, Josie.

Our families, the Syrian
families, are so isolated, - The Old Oak

Our families, the Syrian families, are so isolated,

So that photo, in the backroom.
What your mother said to you. - The Old Oak

So that photo, in the backroom. What your mother said to you...

"If you eat together,
you stick together." - The Old Oak

"If you eat together, you stick together."

So, imagine if all the families
mix and start to eat together. - The Old Oak

So, imagine if all the families mix and start to eat togethe...

Why, no, man. Our mams did 500
meals a day during the strike. - The Old Oak

Why, no, man. Our mams did 500 meals a day during the strike...

If we just start small, maybe, - The Old Oak

If we just start small, maybe,

And we could maybe
ask Brendan from the school - The Old Oak

And we could maybe ask Brendan from the school

You can borrow the van any time
you want, if that'll help. - The Old Oak

You can borrow the van any time you want, if that'll he...

The thing is, is there's nowhere
really to do it anymore. - The Old Oak

The thing is, is there's nowhere really to do it anymor...

So we were thinking - The Old Oak

So we were thinking

Even though I could open
that back room, - The Old Oak

Even though I could open that back room,

- No. No, of course not.
- Cos that's what'll happen! - The Old Oak

- No. No, of course not. - Cos that's what'll happ...

- Fucking grab him, man! - The Old Oak

- Fucking grab him, man!

Marra! Marra! - The Old Oak

[exhales sharply] - The Old Oak

[exhales sharply]

Er, bring a plate.
Just for yourself. - The Old Oak

Er, bring a plate. Just for yourself.

Sometimes in life, there is
no need for words, only food. - The Old Oak

Sometimes in life, there is no need for words, only food.

After what you've been through,
to do this for me... - The Old Oak

After what you've been through, to do this for me...

We understand loss.
Please, take a seat. - The Old Oak

We understand loss. Please, take a seat.

[sniffles] - The Old Oak

On April the 9th,
many years ago now... - The Old Oak

On April the 9th, many years ago now...

- Hi.
- [TJ] Hello. - The Old Oak

- Hi. - [TJ] Hello.

He was working on a seam
three mile out to sea, - The Old Oak

He was working on a seam three mile out to sea,

So two years ago, - The Old Oak

So two years ago,

Please... [clears throat] - The Old Oak

Please... [clears throat]

I made time for everybody
except her, - The Old Oak

I made time for everybody except her,

Well, it was too late.
She wanted a divorce. - The Old Oak

Well, it was too late. She wanted a divorce.

He's a good lad, - The Old Oak

He's a good lad,

I mean, this place, The Old Oak,
it's dropping to bits. - The Old Oak

I mean, this place, The Old Oak, it's dropping to bits.

[speaks in Arabic] - The Old Oak

[speaks in Arabic]

So when it was coming round
to April the 9th two years ago, - The Old Oak

So when it was coming round to April the 9th two years ago,

I walked down to the beach, - The Old Oak

I walked down to the beach,

The Old Oak poster

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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.

User Rating: 0.0 (0 ratings)

Director: Ken Loach

Writer: Paul Laverty

Production: Sixteen Films,Why Not Productions,BBC Film,Les Films du Fleuve,Goodfellas,France 2 Cinéma,Casa Kafka Pictures

Genre: drama

Year: 2023

MetaScore: 65/100

ImdbRating: 7.1

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 29 Sep 2023

Awards: Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award8 wins & 7 nominations total

Homepage: https://www.theoldoakfilm.co.uk/

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