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It's a Free World... (2007)
 
Cast
AngieKierston WAREING
RoseJuliet ELLIS
KarolLeslaw ZUREK
JamieJoe SIFFLEET
GeoffColin COUGHLIN
CathyMaggie HUSSEY
AndyRaymond MEARNS
MahmoudDavoud RASTGOU
Mahmoud's wifeMahin AMINNIA
Mahmoud's childShadeh KAVOUSIAN
 Sheeva KAVOUSIAN
DerekFrank GILHOOLEY
TonyDavid DOYLE
company directorsEddie WEBBER
 Johnny PALMIERO
angry workerFaruk PRUTI
headmistressJackie ROBINSON-BROWN
attackerMiro SOMERS
youth offending care teamNeal BARRY
 Mick CONNOLLY
 Sian WHELDON
Polish translatorMalgorzata ZAWADZKA
Ukranian translatorsMarina CHYKALOVETS
 Oksana GAYVAS
motorbike ridersAbbi COLLINS
 Julie MAYNARD
.Ludmila BORYSH
.Faton GERBESHI
.Kevin HUSSEY
.Steve LORRIGAN
.Nadine MARSHALL
.Angela McGOWAN
.Aleksandar MIKIC
.Ezequiel LIMA SANTOS
.Serge SORIC
.Branko TOMOVIC
Credits
DirectorKen LOACH
Production CompaniesSixteen Films
 BIM Distribuzione
 EMC Produktion
 Tornasol Films
 SPI International
 Filmstiftung NRW
 Polski Instytut Sztuki Filmowej
 Diaphana Distribution
 Pathé Distribution
 Cinéart
 Filmcoopi
International SalesPathé Pictures International
Developed with the support ofMEDIA Programme of the European Community
Produced in association withChannel Four
Executive ProducerUlrich FELSBERG
Produced byRebecca O'BRIEN
Producer (Ukraine)Lera FILSHINA
Co-producer (Poland, SPI)Rafal BUKS
 Piotr REISCH
Line ProducerTim COLE
For Channel FourLiza MARSHALL
 Kathlyn WILLIAMS
For EMC Produktion (Head of B'ness Aff)Denise BOOTH
For Polski Instytut Sztuki FilmowejAgnieszka ODOROWICZ
Production Manager (Ukraine)Yelena SHEVCHENKO
Production Co-ordinatorGreg McMANUS
Production AccountantTina SHADICK
Assistant AccountantHabib RAHMAN
AuditorsMalde & Co
LocationsEmma WOODCOCK
Assistant Location ManagerDaragh COGHLAN
Locations (Poland)Marry CZECH
Floor RunnerLaura WINDIBANKS
 Helen BOYD
DriverMark CLANCY
 Mick McKENNA
DailiesPaul CARTER
ProductionCamilla BRAY
 Eimhear McMAHON
 Ed HOBSON
ResearcherNina LOWES
Crowd Co-ordinatorAnna ROZTOCZYNSKA
Assistant Director (1st)Nick HECKSTALL-SMITH
 David GILCHRIST
Assistant Director (2nd)Michael QUEEN
Assistant Director (3rd)Alison WALLACE
Script SupervisorHeather STORR
CastingKahleen CRAWFORD
Additional Casting (Poland)Patrycja PILARSKA
ScreenplayPaul LAVERTY
Script ConsultantRoger SMITH
PhotographyNigel WILLOUGHBY
Focus PullerBen CHADS
Clapper LoaderAhmet TAN
 Louise McELLIN
Camera AssistantStatten ROEG
 Alex REID
GafferKevin DAY
Best BoyGeorg NONNENMACHER
ElectricianCelio CASTRO
Still PhotographerJoss BARRATT
 Des WILLIE
EditorJonathan MORRIS
Assistant Editor (1st)Anthony MORRIS
Assistant Editor (2nd)Paul CLEGG
Production DesignerFergus CLEGG
Art DirectorPete JAMES
Assistant Art DirectorAmanda Elizabeth LEGGATT
CarpenterMark BRADY
 Alex ROBERTSON
PainterDonna TURNER
Prop BuyerLinda WILSON
Prop MasterBen JOHNSON
PropsMatt BERGEL
 Rod WHITING
 Rahul SINGH
Construction ManagerDanny SUMSION
Costume DesignerCarole K. FRASER
Assistant Costume DesignerLouise EGAN
Hair/Make-up DesignerTara McDONALD
Title DesignThe Creative Partnership
Titles Design (Creative Partnership)Martin BUTTERWORTH
TitlesCineimage
LaboratoryDeLuxe (London)
Film StockFujifilm
Camera/LightsKöln Maier Bros. GmbH
MusicGeorge FENTON
Musician (viola)Bruce WHITE
 Bill HAWKES
Musician (saxophone)Mike SMITH
Musicians (cello)Dave DANIELS
 Caroline DEARNLEY
Music Recorded byLondon Angel Studios
Music Recorded by (Angel Studios)Steve PRICE
ProtoolsMat BARTRAM
Music AssociateSimon CHAMBERLAIN
Musicians' ContractorIsobel GRIFFITHS
RecordistRay BECKETT
Sound AssistantAlex ASHCROFT
Boom OperatorPete MURPHY
Re-recording MixerIan TAPP
 Andy HAGON
Sound Re-recordingPinewood Studios
Sound EditorKevin BRAZIER
Effects EditorBen BRAZIER
 Robert BRAZIER
Foley ArtistJulie ANKERSON
 John FEWELL
Stunt Co-ordinatorSteve GRIFFIN
 Paul HEASMAN
Action Vehicle Co-ordinatorDave HAMMETT
LawyerStephen GROSZ
InsuranceMedia Insurance Brokers