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'''''It's a Free World...''''' is a 2007 drama film directed by ] and written by ]. Laverty won the Golden Osella (Best Screenplay) at the ]. An ambitious ] British woman, played by ], tries to improve her lot by setting up her own business. '''''It's a Free World...''''' is a 2007 drama film directed by ] and written by ]. Laverty won the Golden Osella (Best Screenplay) at the ]. An ambitious ] British woman, played by ], tries to improve her lot by setting up her own business.


==Plot== ==Plot==
Angie (Kierston Wareing), a young woman frustrated after being fired from her thirtieth dead-end job, decides to set up a ] of her own, running it from her kitchen with her friend and flatmate Rose (Juliet Ellis). Angie is able to build a successful business, while also dealing with a neglected son who gets in trouble at school and parents who disapprove of her venture. She also has to keep reassuring Rose that they will become legitimate once the business is on a firm financial footing - they do not have a licence, but Angie at least insists on only hiring workers with papers, not ]. Angie (Kierston Wareing), a young woman frustrated after being fired from her thirtieth dead-end job, decides to set up a ] of her own, running it from her kitchen with her friend and flatmate Rose (Juliet Ellis). Angie is able to build a successful business, while also dealing with a neglected son who gets in trouble at school and parents who disapprove of her venture. She also has to keep reassuring Rose that they will become legitimate once the business is on a firm financial footing - they do not have a licence, but Angie at least insists on only hiring workers with papers, not ].


Meanwhile, Angie becomes romantically involved with Karol (Leslaw Zurek), an English-speaking Pole who is in the same predicament as those Angie recruits. She also helps Mahmoud, his wife and two young daughters, much to Rose's distress. Mahmoud has been ordered deported, but he has gone into hiding to avoid a likely jail sentence back home in Iran. Meanwhile, Angie becomes romantically involved with Karol (Lesław Żurek), an English-speaking Pole who is in the same predicament as those Angie recruits. She also helps Mahmoud, his wife and two young daughters, much to Rose's distress. Mahmoud has been ordered deported, but he has gone into hiding to avoid a likely jail sentence back home in Iran.


Despite Rose's misgivings, Angie becomes increasingly eager to do whatever it takes to build the business. When Angie anonymously informs the government about a camp of immigrants, that is the final straw for Rose. She quits. Despite Rose's misgivings, Angie becomes increasingly eager to do whatever it takes to build the business. When Angie anonymously informs the government about a camp of immigrants, that is the final straw for Rose. She quits.


Disaster strikes when one employer refuses to pay twenty of Angie's workers the £40,000 they are owed. They blame her, and some of them take drastic action. They first kidnap her son Jamie (Joe Siffleet), then tie her up. After searching her flat, they take her profits (about a quarter of what they are due) and leave, but not before warning her that they want the rest or she will never see her son again. Soon after, Jamie shows up, unaware that the "policemen" he was talking to were fake. In the final scene, Angie abandons her scruples completely; she travels to the Ukraine to knowingly recruit illegal workers, offering to obtain forged papers for them. Disaster strikes when one employer refuses to pay twenty of Angie's workers the £40,000 they are owed. They blame her, and some of them take drastic action. They first kidnap her son Jamie (Joe Siffleet), then tie her up. After searching her flat, they take her profits (about a quarter of what they are due) and leave, but not before warning her that they want the rest or she will never see her son again. Soon after, Jamie shows up, unaware that the "policemen" he was talking to were fake. In the final scene, Angie abandons her scruples completely; she travels to Ukraine to knowingly recruit illegal workers, offering to obtain forged papers for them.


==Critical reaction== ==Critical response==
Though the film was not widely reviewed, it received generally positive reviews from critics. Review aggregator ] reports that 15 of 18 critics have given the film a positive review, with an average rating of 6.6 out of 10.<ref></ref> Peter Howell wrote in the '']'', "Newcomer Wareing delivers an award-worthy performance as the steely Angie, who is impossible to hate even as she descends deeper into the moral abyss."<ref>Peter Howell, , ''Toronto Star'', April 25, 2008</ref> Among Rotten Tomatoes' "Top Critics", which consists of popular and notable critics from the top newspapers, websites, television and radio programs, four of the six who reviewed the film gave it a "fresh" rating.<ref></ref> Though the film was not widely reviewed, it received generally positive reviews from critics. Review aggregation website ] gives the film a score of 84% based on 19 reviews, 16 of 19 were judged to be positive reviews, with an average rating of 6.6 out of 10.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/its_a_free_world/ | title = It's a Free World... | work = Rotten Tomatoes }}</ref>

Peter Howell wrote in the '']'', "Newcomer Wareing delivers an award-worthy performance as the steely Angie, who is impossible to hate even as she descends deeper into the moral abyss."<ref>{{cite web | author = Peter Howell | url = https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/418196 | title = ''It's a Free World'' thoughtfully explores human exploitation | work = Toronto Star | date = 25 April 2008 }}</ref>

==Awards==
For her performance as Angie, Wareing received a nomination for the Best Actress award at the ], losing out to ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bafta.org/television/awards/winners-2008,2400,BA.html|title=Television Awards Winners in 2008|website=www.bafta.org|date=26 April 2008|access-date=2016-05-28}}</ref>
The film received the "White Camel" (best film prize) at the sixth edition of the ], the only ] in the world celebrated in a ].


==See also== ==See also==
* '']'', a 2006 film dealing with the much the same topic from the point of view of an illegal immigrant * '']'', a 2006 film dealing with the much the same topic from the point of view of an illegal immigrant
*] * ]


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Latest revision as of 12:21, 30 October 2024

2007 British film
It's a Free World...
Directed byKen Loach
Written byPaul Laverty
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyNigel Willoughby
Music byGeorge Fenton
Release date
  • 24 September 2007 (2007-09-24)
Running time96 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$6,645,036

It's a Free World... is a 2007 drama film directed by Ken Loach and written by Paul Laverty. Laverty won the Golden Osella (Best Screenplay) at the 2007 Venice Film Festival. An ambitious working class British woman, played by Kierston Wareing, tries to improve her lot by setting up her own business.

Plot

Angie (Kierston Wareing), a young woman frustrated after being fired from her thirtieth dead-end job, decides to set up a recruitment agency of her own, running it from her kitchen with her friend and flatmate Rose (Juliet Ellis). Angie is able to build a successful business, while also dealing with a neglected son who gets in trouble at school and parents who disapprove of her venture. She also has to keep reassuring Rose that they will become legitimate once the business is on a firm financial footing - they do not have a licence, but Angie at least insists on only hiring workers with papers, not illegal immigrants.

Meanwhile, Angie becomes romantically involved with Karol (Lesław Żurek), an English-speaking Pole who is in the same predicament as those Angie recruits. She also helps Mahmoud, his wife and two young daughters, much to Rose's distress. Mahmoud has been ordered deported, but he has gone into hiding to avoid a likely jail sentence back home in Iran.

Despite Rose's misgivings, Angie becomes increasingly eager to do whatever it takes to build the business. When Angie anonymously informs the government about a camp of immigrants, that is the final straw for Rose. She quits.

Disaster strikes when one employer refuses to pay twenty of Angie's workers the £40,000 they are owed. They blame her, and some of them take drastic action. They first kidnap her son Jamie (Joe Siffleet), then tie her up. After searching her flat, they take her profits (about a quarter of what they are due) and leave, but not before warning her that they want the rest or she will never see her son again. Soon after, Jamie shows up, unaware that the "policemen" he was talking to were fake. In the final scene, Angie abandons her scruples completely; she travels to Ukraine to knowingly recruit illegal workers, offering to obtain forged papers for them.

Critical response

Though the film was not widely reviewed, it received generally positive reviews from critics. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives the film a score of 84% based on 19 reviews, 16 of 19 were judged to be positive reviews, with an average rating of 6.6 out of 10.

Peter Howell wrote in the Toronto Star, "Newcomer Wareing delivers an award-worthy performance as the steely Angie, who is impossible to hate even as she descends deeper into the moral abyss."

Awards

For her performance as Angie, Wareing received a nomination for the Best Actress award at the 2008 BAFTA Television Awards, losing out to Dame Eileen Atkins. The film received the "White Camel" (best film prize) at the sixth edition of the Sahara International Film Festival, the only film festival in the world celebrated in a refugee camp.

See also

  • Ghosts, a 2006 film dealing with the much the same topic from the point of view of an illegal immigrant
  • Gangmaster

References

  1. "It's a Free World".
  2. "It's a Free World..." Rotten Tomatoes.
  3. Peter Howell (25 April 2008). "It's a Free World thoughtfully explores human exploitation". Toronto Star.
  4. "Television Awards Winners in 2008". www.bafta.org. 26 April 2008. Retrieved 28 May 2016.

External links

Works directed by Ken Loach
Television
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films
Documentaries
Golden Osella winning films
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