One of Britain’s most celebrated and controversial filmmakers, Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach presents a surprisingly candid behind-the-scenes account of Ken Loach’s career as he prepares to release his film I, Daniel Blake.
Director Louise Osmond was granted exclusive access on set and uses this as a starting point to assay Loach’s career, from his early work as a farcical theatre director, to his TV dramas and later as an award winning feature director.
As well as interviews with Loach, Osmond talks with a host of his friends, adversaries, colleagues and collaborators including: Cillian Murphy, Gabriel Byrne, Paul Laverty, Nell Dunn, Alan Parker, Melvyn Bragg, Sheila Hancock, Ricky Tomlinson, Chris Menges, Crissy Rock, and Barry Ackroyd.
This year sees Ken Loach celebrate his 80th birthday, release his 50th major work I, Daniel Blake, and commemorate Cathy Come Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s 50th anniversary in November. Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach is more than just a document of Loach’s work but a playful study on the process and struggles of creating such a unique career and body of work.
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Nominated for Best Documentary, British Independent Film Awards 2016.
Starring:
Ken Loach
Director:
Louise Osmond
Producers:
Rebecca O'Brien
Screenplay:
n/a
Executive Producers:
Lizzie Francke, Christine Langan, Joe Oppenheimer
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Distributor:
Credits summary:
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Films and BFI present A Sixteen Films Production
Certificate:
12A
Running time:
93 mins
Released
3 June 2016