"The Old Oak" - The special film in cooperation with the Integration Council of the City of Bocholt with subsequent discussion
What does the arrival of Syrian refugees do to a small English village and the village pub?
The Old Oak is an old pub in a small village in the north-east of England. Today, only former miners who feel betrayed and excluded by the system meet there. But just the regulars are not enough for pub owner T.J. Ballantyne to save the place. The arrival of refugees from Syria brings unrest to the village and meets with little understanding from the locals. Only he faces the refugees without prejudice and befriends the young Syrian woman Yara. Together they plan to resolve the tensions between the two camps and save the pub.
113 minutes, Director: Ken Loach
Trailer and other special films
About the special film campaign
The film series "KINO Bocholt - the special film" has been running since 1977 as a cooperation between the Department of Education and Culture and the Bocholt Kinodrom. The aim is to present exceptional films - which would otherwise not be shown in Bocholt - to an interested audience of all ages at a favourable price. Selected films are usually shown every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month.