Jimmys Hall (DVD)

Directed by Ken Loach

Starring: Barry Ward, Simone Kirby, Andrew Scott, Jim Norton, Francis Magee, Karl Geary, Aisling Franciosi
Contributors: Rebecca O'Brien, Paul Laverty, George Fenton
Studio: eOne Entertainment
Genre: Drama
Main Language: English
Subtitles: English
Region: Region 2
Release Date: 29 Sep 2014
Originally Issued: 2014
No of Discs: 1
BBFC Cert: (12) Suitable for 12 years and over.
Run Time: 109 minutes

Description

Political period drama directed by Ken Loach. Set in Ireland in 1921 when the country was on the brink of Civil War, the film follows Jimmy Gralton (Barry Ward), who has opened a public hall on a rural crossroads where many of the locals hold dances and other community-centred events. However, with the hall's increasing popularity comes the attention of local politicians and church leaders who force Jimmy to close it down and shortly afterwards he decides to flee the country.

Ten years later, as the Great Depression takes its toll across the world, Jimmy returns to his home from the United States to care for his mother. When he sees the effects the Civil War and wider economic downturn are having on the community, he vows to open the hall once more to instill some good spirit into the people's hearts. But will this decision only serve to exacerbate an already problematic situation?

Special Features

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