Jimmy's Hall (2014)

Directed by

Ken Loach

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom, France, Ireland

Runtime

1h 49m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 208 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In 1930s Ireland, political activist Jimmy Gralton returns from exile to reopen a rural dance hall. The hall becomes a community center for music and politics, drawing the ire of the church and state.

historicalpoliticalnostalgicmeditativebittersweetearthywarmpoignant

What happens

Jimmy's Hall is a 2014 drama film directed by Ken Loach. The film tells the story of the deportation to the United States in 1933 of Irish Communist Jimmy Gralton, who led the Revolutionary Workers' Group, a precursor of the Communist Party of Ireland, in County Leitrim. It stars Irish actor Barry Ward, along with Simone Kirby, Jim Norton and Denise Gough. The title refers to a rural dance hall built by Gralton in his home town Effrinagh. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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