Ken Loach

Biography

Born 06/17/1936

Like the Italian neo-realists (especially Vittorio De Sica) who served as his inspiration, Ken Loach has acquired a reputation as the leading socially conscious director working in Britain. A quiet, soft-spoken man, he hardly seems the "dean of leftist movie makers" (as he was dubbed by THE NEW...
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Filmography

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Awards

In 2007, received Venice Film Festival for Best Screenplay
In 2006, received Cannes Film Festival Palme d'Or
In 1998, received British Independent Film for Best British Director

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Production Photos

Ken Loach, My Name Is Joe (1999)

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Highlights

In 2006, Helmed "The Wind That Shakes the Barley" about two brothers who join the guerrilla armies formed to battle the British during the Irish Civil War in 1919; won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival
In 2004, Directed "Ae Fond Kiss" about tension that arises when a young Asian man enters into a relationship with a Caucasian woman
In 2002, Directed the film "Sweet Sixteen" about a boy determined to have a normal family life once his mother gets out of prison

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