In 1932, Jimmy Gralton is back home in the Irish countryside after 10 years of forced exile in the USA. His widowed mother Alice is happy, Jimmy’s friends are happy, all the young people who enjoy dancing and singing are happy. Which is not the case of Father Sheridan, the local priest, nor of the village squire, nor of Dennis O’Keefe, the chief of the fascists.

The reason is simple: Jimmy is a socialist activist. So when the “intruder” reopens the village hall, thus enabling the villagers to gather to sing, dance, paint, study, or box, they take a dim view of the whole thing.

People who think and unite are difficult to manipulate, aren’t they? From that moment on they will use every means possible to get rid of Jimmy and his “dangerous” hall.

ENGLISH | 1 HOUR 49 MIN

DIRECTOR Ken Loach

STARRING Barry Ward, Francis Magee, Aileen Harry

Certificate 12A

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Doors open: 6.30pm

Film starts: 7pm

Harbour Film Nights bring independent cinema right into the heart of local communities. Regular screenings take place in the Fittie. They are an inexpensive night out and currently the only independent cinema in Aberdeen. All welcome.