Paul Laverty

Most Popular Paul Laverty Trailers

Total trailers found: 25

The Wind That Shakes the Barley Trailer (2006)

23 June 2006

In 1920s Ireland young doctor Damien O'Donovan prepares to depart for a new job in a London hospital.

Sorry We Missed You Trailer (2019)

04 October 2019

Hoping that self-employment through gig economy can solve their financial woes, a hard-up delivery driver and his wife struggling to raise a family end up trapped in the vicious circle of modern-day labour exploitation.

I, Daniel Blake Trailer (2016)

21 October 2016

A 59-year-old carpenter recovering from a heart attack befriends a single mother and her two kids as they navigate the impersonal, Kafkaesque benefits system.

The Old Oak Trailer (2023)

29 September 2023

A pub landlord in a previously thriving mining community struggles to hold onto his pub. Meanwhile, tensions rise in the town when Syrian refugees are placed in the empty houses in the community.

The Angels' Share Trailer (2012)

01 June 2012

Robbie is a Glasgow boy locked in a family feud who just wants a way out. On community service, he meets Rhino, Albert and Mo.

Looking for Eric Trailer (2009)

27 May 2009

Middle-aged postman and football fan Eric Bishop struggles with her increasingly chaotic existence, but receives some life coaching from the famously philosophical Éric Cantona.

The Olive Tree Trailer (2016)

06 May 2016

Alma’s family has been producing quality olive oil in the Baix Maestrat area of Spain’s Castellón for generations.

Jimmy's Hall Trailer (2014)

30 May 2014

In Depression-era Ireland, Jimmy Gralton returns home after a decade's exile in America. Witnessing the levels of poverty and oppression, his inner activist reawakens and he seeks to reopen the dance hall that led to his deportation.

My Name Is Joe Trailer (1998)

15 May 1998

Two thirtysomethings, unemployed former alcoholic Joe and community health worker Sarah, start a romantic relationship in one of the toughest Glasgow neighbourhoods.

Land and Freedom Trailer (1995)

07 April 1995

Summer 1936: young unemployed communist David Carr leaves Liverpool to join the fight against fascism in Spain.

Yuli Trailer (2018)

14 December 2018

Yuli is the nickname given to Carlos Acosta by his father, Pedro, who considers him the son of Ogun, an African god and a fighter.

Ae Fond Kiss... Trailer (2004)

14 July 2004

A young man upsets his Punjabi family when he falls in love with an Irish schoolteacher.

Sweet Sixteen Trailer (2002)

07 September 2002

Determined to have a normal family life once his mother gets out of prison, a Scottish teenager from a tough background sets out to raise the money for a home.

Bread and Roses Trailer (2000)

14 September 2000

Quick-witted young Maya comes over the Mexican border without papers and makes her way to the LA home of her older sister Rosa.

Tickets Trailer (2005)

25 March 2005

A train travels across Italy toward Rome. Onboard is a professor who daydreams a conversation with a love that never was; a family of Albanian refugees who switch trains and steal a ticket; three brash Scottish soccer fans en route to a match; and a complaining widow travelling to a memorial service for her late husband who's accompanied by a community-service volunteer who's assisting her.

Cargo Trailer (2006)

14 February 2006

A young backpacker gets into some trouble in Africa and stows away on a cargo ship heading to Europe.

September 11 Trailer (2002)

04 September 2002

Eleven directors from eleven countries each contribute an eleven-minute short reflecting on the events of 11 September 2001: A village teacher in Iran tries to explain to her young students what's happened; city kids in Burkina Faso think they've spotted Osama bin Laden; a deaf Frenchwoman in Manhattan writes a Dear John letter to a man who left that morning for work at the World Trade Center; a Chilean remembers Allende; events recall other deaths; a mother endures more than her son's death.

Carla's Song Trailer (1996)

30 October 1996

1987, love in time of war: bus driver George meets Carla, a Nicaraguan exile living a precarious, profoundly-sad life in Glasgow.

Route Irish Trailer (2011)

16 March 2011

An account of a private security contractor in Iraq who rejected the official explanation of his friend's death and set out to discover the truth.

Even the Rain Trailer (2011)

05 January 2011

As a director and his crew shoot a controversial film about Christopher Columbus in Cochabamba, Bolivia, local people rise up against plans to privatize the water supply.

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

28 September 2007

Working-class Angie gets sacked from a recruitment agency for bad public behaviour. Seizing the chance, she teams up with her flatmate to run a similar business from their kitchen.

Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach Trailer (2016)

01 June 2016

A surprisingly candid behind-the-scenes account of the career of Ken Loach, one of Britain’s most celebrated and controversial filmmakers, as he prepares to release his final major film I, Daniel Blake.

Ken and Rosa Trailer (2001)

25 October 2001

Documentary about Ken Loach and Rosa Ayala, a janitor who worked as an extra in the picture 'Bread a'

Carry On Ken Trailer (2006)

01 January 2006

A documentary on the films of Ken Loach. Interviews with cast and crew who worked with Loach over the years.

Quiet on Set: The Class Division in the Film Industry? Trailer (2025)

13 July 2025

Filmmaker Mark Forbes explores the persistent class barriers within the UK film industry, revealing the struggles, resilience, and untold stories of working-class creatives fighting for a voice in a system stacked against them.