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| 1. The Wind That Shakes the Barley | 
| Starring: Cillian Murphy, Padraic Delaney, Liam Cunningham, Orla Fitzgerald, Mary O'Riordan
Directed By: Ken Loach
September 04, 2007
I watched this movie by accident. A fan of all things Irish, I stumbled across clips from the film on YouTube, found it was available for streaming playback on Netflix and watched it on impulse. I was drawn in and riveted. The story perfectly encapsulates the tangled, tragic history of Ireland in the 20th century.
The film begins in 1920, as the Black and Tans, the militia recruited by... more
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| | 2. Hidden Agenda |
| Starring: Frances McDormand, Brian Cox, Brad Dourif, Mai Zetterling, Bernard Archard
Directed By: Ken Loach
April 16, 2002
Hidden Agenda has been on my list of films to see for a long time now. As a fan of the political thriller genre I was intrigued by its premise. Now, having finally found it and had the opportunity to see it I was presently surprised. The film surpassed my expectations and easily ranks amongst the best political thrillers I've seen.
The performances are the staring point of this phenomenal... more
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| | 3. Bread and Roses | 
| Starring: Pilar Padilla, Adrien Brody, Elpidia Carrillo, Jack McGee, Monica Rivas
Directed By: Ken Loach
November 27, 2001
This story is a good example of what being an immigrint is really like. Hoping that more UNION members take a look at this movie. ... more
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| | 4. A Fond Kiss |
| Starring: Eva Birthistle, Atta Yaqub, Shabana Bakhsh, Ghizala Avan, Shamshad Akhtar
Directed By: Ken Loach
March 15, 2005
Ken Loach's movie is always gritty, truthful, relevant, and very human. This movie is marketed as a modern version of Romeo & Juliet but it's broader than that. Instead of rivalry between families, it touches upon religion, race, generation gap, and choices we make in lives. Instead of projecting the whites having prejudice against the others, this movie shows that racism could come from the... more
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| | 5. Kes [Region 2] |
| Starring: David Bradley, Brian Glover, Freddie Fletcher, Lynne Perrie, Colin Welland
Directed By: Ken Loach
I enjoyed this story when I read it at school in the 70's and this is the fourth or fifth time I have watched the movie.
Very realistic socially (I grew up just a few miles from where this is filmed) and don't doubt that the PE teacher is based in reality.
Touching and emotional... more
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| | 6. Raining Stones |
| Starring: Tom Hickey, George Moss, Ricky Tomlinson, Julie Brown, Bruce Jones
Directed By: Ken Loach
June 12, 2007
Features:- Desperate for cash to buy his daughter a new Communion dress, a working-class man risks everything he loves, not least of which his immortal soul, in blind pursuit of that goal. Running Time: 90 minutes Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: NR Age: 741952310792 UPC: 741952310792 Manufacturer No: KLF-DV3107
"Raining Stones" is one of those films that initially looks like it is going to be painful to watch. The despair of the blue-collar English, working hard to make ends meet, the idea that religion is a part of the family, and a proud father willing to do anything for his daughter feels more like a Mike Leigh film than a Loach drama, but Loach stands up and demonstrates his ability to produce amazing... more
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| | 7. McLibel | 
| Starring: Geoffrey Giuliano
Directed By: Franny Armstrong, Ken Loach
August 30, 2005
I am not a McDonald's sympathizer and in fact I have not even eaten at McDonald's in probably over five years.
It should come as no surprise that McDonald's, a global organization that for decades has been raking in the profits, is often times held in a negative light as being nothing more than a money grubbing organization making civilization fat. We have all heard the horror stories... more
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| | 8. Land and Freedom (Tierra y libertad) [IMPORTED, For All Regions, NTSC] |
| Directed By: Ken Loach
This is a great movie about a historic event in Spain, during the war against fascism. Every person who is interested in this historic event should by this DVD. It is in Spanish and English, with English subtitles. ... more
| ![Land and Freedom (Tierra y libertad) [IMPORTED, For All Regions, NTSC]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51D2SjhVEGL._SL160_.jpg "Land and Freedom (Tierra y libertad) [IMPORTED, For All Regions, NTSC]")
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| | 9. Carla's Song |
| Starring: Robert Carlyle, Oyanka Cabezas, Scott Glenn, Salvador Espinoza, Louise Goodall
Directed By: Ken Loach
March 30, 1999
This was a good movie the players did an excelant performance. The only problem was some of the dialog was in Spanish and I didn't follow along with Carla. Otherwise wonderful love story... more
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| | 10. Tickets |
| Starring: Carlo Delle Piane, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Silvana De Santis, Filippo Trojano, Martin Compston
Directed By: Abbas Kiarostami, Ermanno Olmi, Ken Loach
September 26, 2006
Features:- Three of the world's most celebrated directors--Abbas Kiarostami, Ken Loach, and Ermanno Olmi--join together to direct a trilogy of interwoven stories set aboard a train travelling from Central Europe to Rome. The characters connect through casual encounters but the stories are related through their themes of social status, the mystery of chance, and sacrifice. With Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Ble
I loved this charming film with a social conscience, set on a train bound for Rome with four sets of characters, whose lives touch only incidentally or profoundly. Italian director Olmi gives us a poignant story of an elderly man touched warmly by memories that imagination has heightened to romantic melancholy. Iranian director Kiarostami follows with a vignette about a 25-year-old man meeting a 14... more
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