Cowichan Valley Hospice Society presents A REEL ALTERNATIVES FILM: The Angel's Share

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Monday, December 16th, 2013
7:00 PM

Winner of the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film festival, this engagingly off-kilter film was directed by Ken Loach, one of Britain's most distinguished and respected filmmakers who makes tough, uncompromising films about a beleaguered working class with poetry and humour. The screenplay was by longtime writing partner Paul Laverty (The Wind that Shakes the Barley, Bread and Roses and My Name is Joe).

Robbie, a young ne'er do well (Paul Brannigan), is a broke new father with a good heart and in serious trouble with the law. Roguish Robbie is determined that the boy will have a better life but first he must sort out a variety of pressing problems -- including his girlfriend's family wanting to do him harm. Narrowly avoiding jail, he is sentenced to community service where he meets Rhino, Albert and Mo, former petty criminals also down on their luck. A visit to a whisky distillery inspires him and his mates to seek a way out of their hopeless lives.

Tickets: All: $12 | Series (5): $50 | Student (Rows A,B,C): $5
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