“The Old Oak” won the Directors’ Choice Best Humanitarian Film at the recent Sedona International Film Festival.

The Old Oak is the last pub standing in a once thriving mining village in northern England, a gathering space for a community that has fallen on hard times. There is growing anger, resentment, and a lack of hope among the residents, but the pub and its proprietor TJ are a fond presence to their customers.

When a group of Syrian refugees move into the floundering village, a decisive rift fueled by prejudices develops between the community and its newest inhabitants.

The formation of an unexpected friendship between TJ and a young Syrian woman named Yara opens up new possibilities for the divided village in this deeply moving drama about loss, fear, and the difficulty of finding hope. Can they find a way for the two communities to understand each other?

Legendary, award-winning British director Ken Loach — who is 87 years old — has announced that “The Old Oak” will be his final film.

“The Old Oak” will be shown at the Mary D. Fisher Theatre May 31-June 3. Showtimes will be Friday, Tuesday and Thursday, May 31, June 4 and 6 at 7:00 p.m.; and Sunday and Monday, June 2 and 3 at 4:00 p.m.

Tickets are $12, or $9 for Film Festival members. For tickets and more information, please call 928-282-1177. Both the theatre and film festival office are located at 2030 W. Hwy. 89A, in West Sedona.