Eric Bishop is a postman on the verge of a nervous breakdown. With two teenagers running riot in his house and the resurfacing of an old flame Eric struggles to cope. But then his mates come up with some unusual self-help techniques to kick-start his life with the imagined intervention of a mythical hero…
STARRING
Steve Evets
Eric Cantona
Stephanie Bishop
Gerard Kearns
Lucy-Jo Hudson
DIRECTOR
Ken Loach
Ken Loach
FILMOGRAPHY
Director
2009 LOOKING FOR ERIC
2007 IT’S A FREE WORLD
CHACUN SON CINEMA – « Happy Ending »
2006 THE WIND THAT SHAKES THE BARLEY
Palme d’Or, Festival de Cannes
2005 TICKETS (id.)
2004 AE FOND KISS
César Best European Film
2002 11’09’01 – SEPTEMBER 11 – « United Kingdom »
FIPRESCI Award, European Film Awards
2001 THE NAVIGATORS
2000 BREAD AND ROSES
1998 MY NAME IS JOE
Best British Director, British Independent Film Award
1997 THE FLICKERING FLAME
1996 CARLA’S SONG
1995 LAND AND FREEDOM
César for Best Foreign Film
FIPRESCI Award, Festival de Cannes
1994 LADYBIRD, LADYBIRD
1993 RAINING STONES
Jury Award, Festival de Cannes
Best Film, Evening Standard British Film Award
1991 RIFF-RAFF
FIPRESCI Award, Festival de Cannes
1990 HIDDEN AGENDA
Jury Award, Festival de Cannes
1986 FATHERLAND
1984 WHICH SIDE ARE YOU ON ?
1981 LOOKS AND SMILES
1980 THE GAMEKEEPER
1979 BLACK JACK
1971 FAMILY LIFE
FIPRESCI Award, Berlin Film Festival
1969 KES
1967 POOR CO