The Old Oak Sunday, May 12, 2024 at 2:00 PM ADT
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Award-winning director Ken Loach, whose films are considered to be landmarks of social realism, brings his career to a close with timely, and touching
The Old Oak
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The Old Oak is a special place. Not only is it the last pub standing, but it's also the only remaining public space where people can meet in a once thriving mining community that has now fallen on hard times after 30 years of decline.
TJ Ballantyne (Dave Turner) the landlord 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 [Ebla Mari] with her camera. Can they find a way for the two communities to understand each other? So unfolds a deeply moving drama about their fragilities and hopes.
Watch the Trailer
Tickets:
Adult $12 plus taxes & fees = $16.10
Youth (Under 20) $8 plus taxes & fees = $11.50
Rated: PG for thematic material, smoking and some language
Genre: History, Drama, Biography
Run time: 1h 53m
Admission includes a bag of free popcorn courtesy of Chester Foodland.
The Old Oak is a special place. Not only is it the last pub standing, but it's also the only remaining public space where people can meet in a once thriving mining community that has now fallen on hard times after 30 years of decline.
TJ Ballantyne (Dave Turner) the landlord 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 [Ebla Mari] with her camera. Can they find a way for the two communities to understand each other? So unfolds a deeply moving drama about their fragilities and hopes.
Watch the Trailer
Tickets:
Adult $12 plus taxes & fees = $16.10
Youth (Under 20) $8 plus taxes & fees = $11.50
Rated: PG for thematic material, smoking and some language
Genre: History, Drama, Biography
Run time: 1h 53m
Admission includes a bag of free popcorn courtesy of Chester Foodland.
Venue
Chester Playhouse
22 Pleasant Street
Chester NS B0J 1J0