Loach’s gritty tale comes home to Glasgow for premiere

The UK premiere of Ken Loach’s latest film, The Angels’ Share, took place last night in the city where it is set.

Loach attended the special screening at Cineworld in Glasgow, with Paul Brannigan, who plays the lead character, Robbie. The film, which features both professional actors and non- actors, tells the story of an unemployed young offender locked in a family feud that he cannot seem to find a way out of.

When his baby son is born he decides to turn things around and, after meeting a group of friends while on community service for assault, he discovers he has a skill for whisky-tasting and decides to use this to help him escape his past.

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Described as a “bittersweet comedy”, The Angels’ Share tackles some of the grittier realities of life, such as youth unemployment.

The premiere in Glasgow is only the second time the film has been shown, the first was at Cannes Film Festival in France, where it won the Jury Prize.

The Angels’ Share will be in cinemas on Friday.

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