Starring: Paul Brannigan, John Henshaw, Gary Maitland, Roger Allam, William Ruane
Director: Ken Loach
Running Time: 101 mins
Certificate: 15
Release Date: September 24th 2012

For nearly 50 years now Ken Loach has been charting his own course with the sort of social realist cinema that’s ensured he’s long had admirers and been beloved in arthouse circles, but has often had difficulty convincing mainstream audiences to give him a chance. It’s a bit of a shame, as while he did go through a period where his films were a bit of a slog, he usually has a knack for making movies that while grounded in an often deprived or desperate social world, still manage to be entertaining and truly believe in the possibilities of human beings. That’s certainly true of The Angels’ Share. [Read more…]