Jimmy's Hall

Jimmy's Hall
Jimmy's Hall
	Film poster
Directed by	Ken Loach
Screenplay by	Paul Laverty
Produced by	Rebecca O'Brien
Starring	Barry Ward; Simone Kirby; Jim Norton;
Cinematography	Robbie Ryan
Edited by	Jonathan Morris
Music by	George Fenton
Production; companies	Sixteen Films; Element Pictures; Why Not Productions; Wild Bunch; Film4;
Distributed by	Entertainment One (United Kingdom and Ireland); Le Pacte (France);
Release dates	22 May 2014 (Cannes); 30 May 2014 (United Kingdom);
Running time	106 minutes
Countries	United Kingdom; Ireland; France;
Language	English

Jimmy's Hall is a 2014 drama film directed by Ken Loach. The film tells the story of the deportation to the United States in 1933 of Irish Communist Jimmy Gralton, who led the Revolutionary Workers' Group, a precursor of the Communist Party of Ireland, in County Leitrim.^[3] It stars Irish actor Barry Ward, along with Simone Kirby, Jim Norton and Denise Gough. The title refers to a rural dance hall built by Gralton in his home town Effrinagh.

It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.^[4]

^ Cite error: The named reference variety was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Jimmy's Hall". Cannes. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
^ Kenny, Glenn. "Jimmy's Hall movie review & film summary (2015) | Roger Ebert". www.rogerebert.com/. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
^ "2014 Official Selection". Cannes. Retrieved 17 April 2014.