The Old Oak

A young Syrian woman and a pub landlord join forces to unite two traumatised communities in the north-east

By The New Oriel Hall Social Affairs Discussion Group

Date and time

Friday, June 14 · 7:30 - 10pm GMT+1

Location

New Oriel Hall

Brookleaze Buildings Bath BA1 6RA United Kingdom

About this event

  • 2 hours 30 minutes

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. The release of The Old Oak reunites legendary British director Ken Loach with Zeitgeist Films and Kino Lorber following our 2020 release of his film Sorry We Missed You. Loach, who is 87 years old, has announced that The Old Oak will be his final film.

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The New Oriel Hall Social Affairs Discussion Group

The club has been formed with Social Affairs at its heart, there will be occasional screening of films that would not normally be seen locally. The aim of the club is to get the audience talking, discussing and arguing with a range of subjects covering Green issues, Politics, International issues, Cultural issues. Recent discussions and screening have included Cathy Come Home, The Power of the Community; How Cuba Survived Peak Oil and We’re Not Broke.See full list of films via Eventbrite, where you can also register for each Discussion Group. Or see the Eventbrite calendar below.

Note the Social Affairs Discussion Group club is for members only, so sign up as a member below, and pay your £2 membership fee at your first visit. There is not a charge for each Discussion Group but we will be passing the hat around at each film showing to cover costs. New Oriel Hall is letting us have the room for free but it is felt that some of the money raised should go back into the Hall coffers to help with its running costs.