Film Review
“Sorry We Missed You” film opens in Vancouver and Toronto, March 6th at Cineplex and other outlets in Vancouver.
Pacific Northwest Pictures is excited to announce the Canadian theatrical release of Ken Loach’s SORRY WE MISSED YOU.
DIRECTED BY: Ken Loach
SCREENPLAY BY: Paul Laverty
STARRING: Kris Hitchen, Debbie Honeywood, Rhys Stone, Katie Proctor, and Ross Brewster
PRODUCER: Rebecca O’Brien
This British Film written by screenwriter Paul Laverty and directed by the legendary Ken Loach takes at a bleak look at modern day “serfism” in the industrial age and how it affects the lives of a family living in Britain with little or no hope about ever improving their situation. It reflects how the “service economy” in many parts of the world affects those who work hard, often taking 2-3 jobs just to barely make ends meet. The film follows a family who take a chance on technology and shows the changes and frustrations that they went through.
It is both a brave and important film to see and to discuss.
“SYNOPSIS:
Ricky, Abby and their two children live in Newcastle. They are a strong family who care for each other. Ricky has skipped from one labouring job to another while Abby, who loves her work, cares for old people. Despite working longer and harder they realize they will never have independence or their own home. It’s now or never; the app revolution offers Ricky a golden opportunity. He and Abby make a bet. She sells her car so Ricky can buy a shiny new van and become a freelance driver, with his own business at last. The modern world impinges on these four souls in the privacy of their kitchen; the future beckons.”
Source: With thanks to Tamar Gilbert, TARO PR.
