

It's not where you're from, it's what you bring.
A pub landlord in a previously thriving mining community struggles to hold onto his pub. Meanwhile, tensions rise in the town when Syrian refugees are placed in the empty houses in the community.
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Earnest, classical in form, prestige and grave.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
- gravecomic
- contemplativerelentless
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Cast
- Dave TurnerTJ Ballantyne
- Ebla MariYara
- Claire RodgersonLaura
- Trevor FoxCharlie
- Chris McGladeVic
- Col TaitEddy
- Jordan LouisGary
- Chrissie RobinsonErica
- Chris GottsJaffa Cake
- Jen PattersonMaggie
Crew
- Ken LoachDirector
- Paul LavertyScreenplay
- Robbie RyanDirector of Photography
- George FentonOriginal Music Composer
- Jonathan MorrisEditor
- Rebecca O'BrienProducer
- Jack Thomas-O'BrienProducer
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