

It's a Free World...
Overview
Working-class Angie, sacked from a recruitment agency for bad public behaviour, teams up with her flatmate to run a similar business from their kitchen. With immigrants desperate for work, the opportunities are considerable, particularly for two girls so in tune with these times.
Ken Loach
Paul Laverty
Sixteen Films • BiM Distribuzione • EMC • Tornasol Media • SPI International • Film4 Productions
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