I give this 5 stars but for the life of me, I don't understand why these people had to go through so much turmoil. It seems the whole planet is intent on enslaving us to globalist ways. They are the controlling ones and if we don't conform then they make us as miserable as possible until we have nothing left. That is why we must turn to Jesus, HE is our only hope.

The history alone in this movie is interesting. If like a drama based on actual fact you will like this. I can say I am glad I seen this.

If you liked "The Wind That Shakes the Barley" (also by Loach) you will like this film.

Both are sad but true.

I highly recommend them.
(I'd give it five complete stars if I knew how!)

Interesting movie. It was amazing to me how much control the church and the priest of the church had over the people. It seems to me what the church was doing was more along the lines of communist thinking than what was happening at the hall. Communism is a form of control and that is what the church did.

Definition: Communism is a system of social organization in which all economic and social activity is controlled by a totalitarian state dominated by a single and self-perpetuating political party.

Disgusting that a priest would take names of the people who attended the activities at the hall. Shocking that a parent would beat a child bloody because she enjoyed the social activities of the hall.

Actions of the priest and land owners gave me chills. Such powerful men- terrorists really. Imagine a father beating his child because he was embarrassed in church.

Circa 1932, Jimmy Gralton of Ireland, organizes a community hall where volunteers teach reading, arts, dancing, etc. to impoverished land laborers who work on the large estates of the wealthy. Jimmy meets significant resistance from the Catholic Church, which backed the wealthy who cast laborers off their small plots of land which they had worked for decades because fell behind on rent payments during the world-wide depression. Kinda' seems similar to American 2016, where the inequality is now similar to that of 1932, where the 99% stuggle while the 1% flourish. Loach’s next film, “I, Daniel Blake,” would win the Cannes Palme d’Or for best film of the year, Loach's second such win.

Wonderfully written and acted film about a slice of Irish history. I highly recommend it, especially if you are Irish, as I am.

A wonderful film. I laughed and cried. Maybe I do want to go to Ireland. So glad the Catholic church has changed a bit. Maybe.

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Now, I'd like to visit Ireland. It's one of those movies or books that inspire or open your eyes to a country with its music, history and tradition. One of the best films I've seen this year!