Jimmy Gralton returns from New York and reopens his beloved community hall, only to meet opposition from the local parish.
Direction
Loach's gentle humanism makes propaganda feel like a hug.
Acting
Barry Ward's quiet charisma — you'd follow him to a banned dance.
Writing
Paul Laverty's dialogue snaps like a ceilidh fiddle.
Director
Ken Loach
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Jimmy Gralton was the only Irishman ever deported from his own country — Loach fought ten years to tell his story.
Loach cast local Leitrim non-actors as extras; their unpolished faces are the film's secret weapon.
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