Its uneasy juxtaposition of vigorous, political and religious reasoning played against a sentimentalised soundtrack set to strum your heart strings won’t strike a chord with everyone. A new government is in power in Ireland ten years after the end of the Civil War. It stars Irish actor Barry Ward, along with Simone Kirby, Jim Norton and Denise Gough. Jimmy's Hall, review: 'exasperatingly thin' Ken Loach's facile Irish political drama is a disappointing swansong to a great career By Robbie Collin 29 May 2014 • 12:55 pm You may also like. Inequality for women, evictions and homelessness, the robbed future of a young generation with little or no hope of getting on the property ladder, are just some of contemporary relevance being brought to the forefront. The stalwart English-born director Ken Loach has stated that this picture, set in Ireland in the 1930s (for the most part), will be his final fiction feature. Steve, and wife Sue Jordan have created a place where locals and v... isitors can come and enjoy local and regional musicians play country and bluegrass music, complete with a wooden dance floor proudly maintained by the 'regular buck dancers'. Animal home page Reptiles & fish Birds Mammals Butterflies ... Jimmy's Farm, Pannington Hall Lane, Ipswich, Suffolk. Where Jim Norton and Andrew Scott’s Catholic priests in the original film were impassioned men driven by a blind integrity, here priests have become uncomplicated villains. Watch trailer Rent for £3.50. Jimmy's Hall (2014) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Consequently, McLaren’s “Jimmy’s Hall” was bound to be something of a mess. 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