During the Depression, Jimmy Gralton returns home to Ireland after ten years of exile in America. He looks to reopen the dance hall that led to his deportation. Jimmy was notorious as a communist and carries "reprehensible jazz records" in his luggage. He wants to bring these closer to his friends and acquaintances in a freshly dusted dance hall. The people are enthusiastic, their solidarity grows. Which is a thorn in the side of the church on the one hand, and a source of concern to the authorities on the other: They fear a nucleus of resistance. So laws are bent to expel Jimmy from the country.
Keywords
- Cannes: En compétition
- Festival de Cannes
- Festival de Cannes - Tax Shelter
- Irish Cinema
- Ken Loach
- Just released
- community
- dance
- history
- music
- politics
Actors
- Barry Ward
- Simone Kirby
- Brían F. O'Byrne
- Martin Lucey
Director
- Ken Loach
Drama, Music, Dance, Theater
1h 44min
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During the Depression, Jimmy Gralton returns home to Ireland after ten years of exile in America. He looks to reopen the dance hall that led to his deportation.
During the Depression, Jimmy Gralton returns home to Ireland after ten years of exile in America. He looks to reopen the dance hall that led to his deportation.
Jimmy was notorious as a communist and carries "reprehensible jazz records" in his luggage. He wants to bring these closer to his friends and acquaintances in a freshly dusted dance hall. The people are enthusiastic, their solidarity grows. Which is a thorn in the side of the church on the one hand, and a source of concern to the authorities on the other: They fear a nucleus of resistance. So laws are bent to expel Jimmy from the country.
Festivals
Cast & Crew
Director
Ken Loach
Cast
Barry Ward
Cast
Simone Kirby
Cast
Brían F. O'Byrne
Cast
Martin Lucey