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Berlin International Film Festival · 2014

Berlin International Film Festival 2014

Homage

Tribute to Ken Loach, who will also receive an honorary Golden Bear.

Programme

10 films · 6 reviews

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Cathy Come Home

Review preview for Cathy Come Home

It just goes to show that for tens of thousands, the Sixties was a distant cry from sex, drugs and rock'n'roll.

David Stanners · 4 out of 5
Gritty socio-economic analysis of homelessness in Sixties Britain.

(Country: UK; Year: 1966; Director: Ken Loach; Writer: Jeremy Sandford; Stars: Carol White, Ray Brooks, Winifred Dennis, Wally Patch, Adrienne Frame, Emmett Hennessy)

The Gamekeeper

A year in the life of a gamekeeper.

(Country: UK; Year: 1980; Director: Ken Loach; Writer: Barry Hines, Ken Loach; Stars: Phil Askham, Rita May, Andrew Grubb, Peter Steels, Michael Hinchcliffe, Philip Firth, Lee Hickin, Jackie Shinn, Paul Brian, Ted Beyer, Chick Barratt, Willoughby Gray, Mark Elwes, Tommy Edwards, Gary Roberts)

Kes

Review preview for Kes

Kes is one of those films that's perhaps dwarfed by its reputation; it's a deeply personal and humble little film at its core.

David Graham · 4.5 out of 5
A young, English working-class boy spends his free time caring for and training his pet falcon.

(Country: UK; Year: 1969; Director: Ken Loach; Writer: Barry Hines, Ken Loach, Tony Garnett; Stars: David Bradley, Freddie Fletcher, Lynne Perrie, Colin Welland, Brian Glover)

Ladybird Ladybird

A woman takes on Social Services in a bid to keep her kids.

(Country: UK; Year: 1994; Director: Ken Loach; Writer: Rona Munro; Stars: Crissy Rock, Vladimir Vega, Sandie Lavelle, Mauricio Venegas, Ray Winstone, Clare Perkins, Jason Stracey, Luke Brown, Lily Farrell, Scottie Moore, Linda Ross, Kim Hartley, Jimmy Batten, Sue Sawyer, Pamela Hunt)

Land And Freedom

A young man from Liverpool heads to Spain in the 1930s to join the fight against fascism.

(Country: UK, Spain, Germany, Italy; Year: 1995; Director: Ken Loach; Writer: Jim Allen; Stars: Ian Hart, Rosana Pastor, Icíar Bollaín, Tom Gilroy, Marc Martínez, Frédéric Pierrot, Andrés Aladren, Sergi Calleja, Raffaele Cantatore, Pascal Demolon, Paul Laverty, Josep Magem, Eoin McCarthy, Jürgen Müller, Víctor Roca)

Looking For Eric

Review preview for Looking For Eric

A warm-hearted film which moves effortlessly between scenes of suffering and side-splitting comedy, Looking For Eric is a real gem.

Jennie Kermode · 4.5 out of 5
A lonely postman, struggling to cope, turns to his hero Eric Cantona for advice, and the footballer magically appears to inspire him.

(Country: UK, France, Italy, Belgium; Year: 2009; Director: Ken Loach; Writer: Paul Laverty; Stars: Steve Evets, Eric Cantona, Stephanie Bishop, Gerard Kearns, Stefan Gumbs, Lucy-Jo Hudson, Cole Williams, Dylan Williams) , Official site , Trailer

My Name Is Joe

Review preview for My Name Is Joe

It's not so much kitchen sink, as tenement trauma.

Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
A man struggles to do the right thing after years on the bottle.

(Country: France, Germany, Italy , Spain, UK; Year: 1998; Director: Ken Loach; Writer: Paul Laverty; Stars: Peter Mullan, Louise Goodall, David McKay, Anne-Marie Kennedy, David Hayman, Gary Lewis, Lorraine McIntosh, Scott Hannah, David Peacock, Gordon McMurray, James McHendry)

The Navigators

Review preview for The Navigators

The unknown cast are magnificent, the humour and banter very Yorkshire.

Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
South Yorkshire railwaymen are faced with privatisation.

(Country: UK, Germany, Spain, Italy, France; Year: 2001; Director: Ken Loach; Writer: Rob Dawber; Stars: Dean Andrews, Tom Craig, Joe Duttine, Steve Huison, Venn Tracey, Juliet Bates, Angela Saville)

Raining Stones

A man on the breadline attempts to retain his dignity and provide for his family.

(Country: UK; Year: 1993; Director: Ken Loach; Writer: Jim Allen; Stars: Bruce Jones, Julie Brown, Gemma Phoenix, Ricky Tomlinson, Tom Hickey, Mike Fallon, Ronnie Ravey, Lee Brennan, Karen Henthorn, Christine Abbott, Geraldine Ward, William Ash, Matthew Clucas, Anna Jaskolka, Jonathan James)

Sweet Sixteen (Sweet 16)

Review preview for Sweet Sixteen

Laverty's script is so bare of sentiment, it hurts.

Angus Wolfe Murray · 3.5 out of 5
Scottish teenager becomes drug dealer to give his mum, who is in jail, a proper home.

(Country: UK; Year: 2002; Director: Ken Loach; Writer: Paul Laverty; Stars: Martin Compston, William Ruane, Annmarie Fulton, Michelle Coulter, Michelle Abercromby, Gary McCormack, Tommy McKee)