Stars: Kierston Wareing, Juliet Ellis, Leslaw Zurek

Director: Ken Loach

Summary: After losing her job at a recruitment agency, Angie decides, with the help of her flatmate, to set up her own illegal agency for immigrant workers in Britain.

After losing her job at a recruitment agency, Angie decides, with the help of her flatmate, to set up her own illegal agency for immigrant workers in Britain. However, Angie's greed soon starts to surface. As with BREAD AND ROSES, acclaimed director Ken Loach focuses on labour issues and the exploitation of immigrant workers. This improvised, slice of life drama sees Loach continue his dedication to social realism and this, combined with the various documentaries Loach made in the 1980s, makes IT'S A FREE WORLD a powerful companion piece to Nick Broomfield's GHOSTS, which looked at the exploitation of Chinese illegal immigrants in Britain.

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It's a Free World, the latest collaboration from the Palme d’Or winning director Ken Loach, writer Paul Laverty and producer Rebecca O’Brien is a drama rooted in the world of illegal employment in contemporary Britain. The story follows ill-educated Angie, who is tired of being messed around by her chauvinistic bosses at the recruitment agency where she finds Polish workers low paid jobs in the UK. When she walks out of her job, she has a point to prove to all those who know her. Angie begins work in a twilight zone between gang masters and employment agencies in a tale set against the background of flexible labour, globalisation, double shifts and lots of happy, happy consumers.

It’s a Free World was awarded the Best Screenplay at the 2007 Venice Film Festival and Loach and team won the coveted Palme d’Or in Cannes last year for The Wind that Shakes the Barley, which went on to be his most successful ever UK release. The DVD includes fantastic ‘extra’ material, including an exclusive Director’s Commentary by Ken Loach.

Aspect Ratio:	16:9 Wide Screen
Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Deleted scenes
Year:	2007
Release Date:	October 1, 2007
Runtime:	92 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	P 922701000
Keywords:	World, English, Free, Drama, Loach, Exploitation, Immigration
Genre:	Drama