Ken Loach's historical drama follows an exiled Irish activist returning to reopen a community hall in the 1930s. Warm, earnest and politically pointed, it is a gentle, humane late Loach about freedom and the Church's grip.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

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IMDb: 6.7 / 10 (7,391 votes)
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