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3	->''"A movie isn't a political movement, a party or even an article. It's just a film. At best it can add its voice to public outrage."''
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5	Kenneth Charles Loach (born 17 June 1936) is an English filmmaker who has made a string of social-realist masterpieces. A staunch political socialist, he is an ardent critic of the capitalist system, interested in the plight of the poor and oppressed.
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7	Loach first became acclaimed in the late [[TheSixties 1960s]], with his early masterpiece ''Kes''. He followed it in the early [[TheSeventies '70s]] with the cruel KitchenSinkDrama ''Family Life''. Loach has continued going on strong in the ensuing decades with a string of positively-received films.
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9	He is a two-time winner of the UsefulNotes/PalmeDOr, earning both prizes since the TurnOfTheMillennium.
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12	!!Ken Loach films with TV Tropes pages:
13	[[index]]
14	* ''Film/{{Kes}}''
15	* ''Film/HiddenAgenda''
16	* ''Film/TheWindThatShakesTheBarley''
17	* ''Film/TheAngelsShare''
18	* ''Film/IDanielBlake''
19	* ''Film/SorryWeMissedYou''
20	[[/index]]
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22	!!Tropes associated with Ken Loach's works:
23	* AmateurCast: Loach is known for only or mostly working with actors who are unknowns. He makes films about socially conscious issues and always from the viewpoint of the underdogs in society and feels that Hollywood stars can never portray such parts convincingly. Thus he casts real people in roles that are close to their own background. That way they can give performances based on experience.
24	* CentralTheme: Loach's films always focus on social issues.
25	* DownerEnding: Several of his films don't exactly end on a happy note.
26	* GovernmentConspiracy: Strongly implied with the ridiculously complicated and bureaucratic British social welfare system in ''Film/IDanielBlake'', which makes itself needlessly complex to discourage people from seeking benefits.
27	* GreyAndGrayMorality: Despite the harsh subjects to talk about in his films, nobody in them is perfect or horrible.
28	* KitchenSinkDrama: ''Family Life'' belongs to the genre.
29	* SlidingScaleOfIdealismVsCynicism: His films are usually about dark socialist subject matters. However on the other hand, some of his films are surprisingly hopeful, heartfelt, or sentimental. Even one of his bleakest films, ''Film/IDanielBlake'', focuses heavily on ThePowerOfFriendship.

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