It's a Free World... 2007

Noel Murray, AV Club: It's A Free World...'s dilemmas are undeniably thought-provoking. Read more

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: I emerged from this story feeling sadder and wiser but was never fully engaged. Read more

Kamal Al-Solaylee, Globe and Mail: The film's bleak but powerful ending is a wake-up call to Britain and a measure of the pessimism of Loach, one of its most trenchant critics. I fear things must be really bad over there. Read more

Peter Howell, Toronto Star: Newcomer Wareing delivers an award-worthy performance as the steely Angie, who is impossible to hate even as she descends deeper into the moral abyss. Read more

David Fear, Time Out: Free World doesna(TM)t need to manufacture tension; its critique of corruption by association is compelling enough. Read more

Alissa Simon, Variety: The hot-button topic of exploited immigrant labor forms the backdrop of It's a Free World .... , the latest collaboration between helmer Ken Loach and scribe Paul Laverty. Read more