It's a Free World...

2007 1h 36m EN

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6.6

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86%

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IMDB

★6.6TMDB · 132🍅86%Rotten Tomatoes★7IMDB · 6,357

Drama

Synopsis

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Working-class Angie, sacked from a recruitment agency for bad public behaviour, teams up with her flatmate to run a similar business from their kitchen. With immigrants desperate for work, the opportunities are considerable, particularly for two girls so in tune with these times.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kierston Wareing
Angie
Juliet Ellis
Rose
Lesław Żurek
Karol
Colin Caughlin
Geoff
Joe Siffleet
Jamie
Frank Gilhooley
Derek
Davoud Rastgou
Mahmoud
David Doyle
Tony

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ken Loach
Writers: Paul Laverty
Languages: English, Persian, Polish, Russian
Countries: United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, Persian, Polish, Russian.

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WORLD

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International production across 5 countries: United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ken Loach, shot by Nigel Willoughby. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by George Fenton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jonathan Morris shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kierston Wareing and Juliet Ellis and Lesław Żurek carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0807054 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ken Loach directs. Nigel Willoughby behind the camera. George Fenton scores. Jonathan Morris cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland. Dialogue in English, Persian, Polish, Russian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 19 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: English, Persian, Polish, Russian.
3International production across 5 countries: United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland.
4Directed by Ken Loach, shot by Nigel Willoughby. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by George Fenton. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Jonathan Morris shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Kierston Wareing and Juliet Ellis and Lesław Żurek carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0807054 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 8 themes, including "worker", "class society", "great britain", "capitalism".