# It's a Free World... (2007)

> A fired recruitment worker launches a kitchen-based agency and discovers that economic opportunity can demand complicity in the exploitation of others.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/3911

## Facts

- Runtime: 96 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Ken Loach
- Cast: Kierston Wareing, Juliet Ellis, Lesław Żurek, Colin Caughlin, Joe Siffleet, Frank Gilhooley, Davoud Rastgou, David Doyle
- TMDB rating: 6.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0807054/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: gritty, tense, socially conscious, political film night, arthouse viewing

## Synopsis

In a world where opportunity is tangled with desperation, two friends navigate the complexities of modern capitalism.

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