It's a Free World... (2007) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

Angie gets sacked from the recruitment agency where she works for bad behavior in public. With immigrants desperate to work for her, she seizes her opportunity and teams up with her flat mate, Rose, to run a similar business from their kitchen.

Cast & Crew

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Kenneth Loach

Kierston Wareing

Juliet Ellis

Leslaw Zurek

Joe Siffleet

Colin Coughlin

Film Details

Also Known As

In Questo Mondo Libero, It's a Free World, These Times

MPAA Rating

Genre

Drama

Foreign

Release Date

2007

Production Company

Bim Distribuzione; Channel 4; Diaphana Distribution; Diaphana Distribution; Film und Medienstiftung NRW; Film4 Productions; Filmcoopi Zurich Ag; PathT International; PathT International; Sixteen Films; Tornasol Films

Distribution Company

A-Film Distribution; Alta Films; Audiovisual Enterprises (Greece); Bim Distribuzione; Channel 4; CinTart; Diaphana Distribution; Diaphana Films; Equinoxe Films; Filmcoopi Zurich Ag; Filmladen Gmbh; IFC Films; Miracle (Denmark); Neue Visionen Filmverleih Gmbh; Nonstop Entertainment (Nse); PathT International; Sony Pictures Releasing International; Ster-Kinekor; Tiglon A.S.; Village Roadshow Limited

Location

Kiev, Ukraine; London, England, United Kingdom; Qubus Hotel, Katowice, Poland

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 33m

Synopsis

Angie gets sacked from the recruitment agency where she works for bad behavior in public. With immigrants desperate to work for her, she seizes her opportunity and teams up with her flat mate, Rose, to run a similar business from their kitchen.

Director

Kenneth Loach

Cast

Kierston Wareing

Juliet Ellis

Leslaw Zurek

Joe Siffleet

Colin Coughlin

Raymond Mearns

Frank Gilhooley

David Doyle

Maggie Hussey

William Ruane

Serge Soric

Faruk Pruti

Crew

Ray Beckett

Kevin Brazier

Fergus Clegg

Production Designer

Tim Cole

Kahleen Crawford

Maria Czech

Location Manager

Ulrich Felsberg

Executive Producer

George Fenton

Steve Griffin

Stunt Coordinator

Nick Heckstall-smith

Assistant Director

Peter James

Paul Laverty

Kenneth Loach

Tara Mcdonald

Tara Mcdonald

Tara Mcdonald

Makeup Designer

Eimhear Mcmahon

Post-Production Supervisor

Greg Mcmanus

Production Coordinator

Carole K Millar

Costume Designer

Jonathan Morris

Jonathan Morris

Rebecca O'brien

Habib Rahman

Assistant Production Accountant

Piotr Reisch

Tina Shadick

Production Accountant

Nigel Willoughby

Director Of Photography

Film Details

Also Known As

In Questo Mondo Libero, It's a Free World, These Times

MPAA Rating

Genre

Drama

Foreign

Release Date

2007

Production Company

Bim Distribuzione; Channel 4; Diaphana Distribution; Diaphana Distribution; Film und Medienstiftung NRW; Film4 Productions; Filmcoopi Zurich Ag; PathT International; PathT International; Sixteen Films; Tornasol Films

Distribution Company

A-Film Distribution; Alta Films; Audiovisual Enterprises (Greece); Bim Distribuzione; Channel 4; CinTart; Diaphana Distribution; Diaphana Films; Equinoxe Films; Filmcoopi Zurich Ag; Filmladen Gmbh; IFC Films; Miracle (Denmark); Neue Visionen Filmverleih Gmbh; Nonstop Entertainment (Nse); PathT International; Sony Pictures Releasing International; Ster-Kinekor; Tiglon A.S.; Village Roadshow Limited

Location

Kiev, Ukraine; London, England, United Kingdom; Qubus Hotel, Katowice, Poland

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 33m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of two awards including the Osella for Best Screenplay and the co-winner of the EIUC Human Rights Film Award at the 2007 Venice International Film Festival.

Released in United States 2007

Released in United States December 2007

Released in United States October 2007

Released in United States September 2007

Released in United States Winter February 29, 2008

Shown at Dubai International Film Festival (Cultural Bridge) December 9-16, 2007.

Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 4-12, 2007.

Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Masters) September 6-15, 2007.

Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Competition) August 29-September 8, 2007.

Released in United States 2007 (Shown at Venice International Film Festival (Competition) August 29-September 8, 2007.)

Released in United States Winter February 29, 2008

Released in United States September 2007 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Masters) September 6-15, 2007.)

Released in United States December 2007 (Shown at Dubai International Film Festival (Cultural Bridge) December 9-16, 2007.)

Released in United States October 2007 (Shown at Pusan International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 4-12, 2007.)

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