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"Ken Loach has suggested that working class characters tend to be portrayed poorly on film. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter about his new film The Angels&amp;#039; Share, Loach said that one of his priorities is to &amp;quot;describe and celebrate&amp;quot; the working classes.   &amp;quot;It is central to my filmmaking philosophy,&amp;quot; he confirmed.  &amp;quot;Generally speaking [the working classes] are presented in a 2D, stereotypical way so they can be glossed over in films. So it is always my intention to describe and celebrate them in a different way.&amp;quot; Loach continued: &amp;quot;Our aim is to put them central stage, and explore their contradictions, hopes, humour and lives without patronising anyone. &amp;quot;The overriding point of it all for me is that any change [to society] will come from the working classes, and no-one else, because everyone else is striving to look after the status quo and protect themselves.&amp;quot; &amp;gt; Ken Loach&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;The Angels&amp;#039; Share&amp;#039; - world exclusive images Asked whether comedy-drama The Angels&amp;#039; Share could be described as a more optimistic film than his 2010 Palme d&amp;#039;Or contender Route Irish, Loach agreed that it could. &amp;quot;Route Irish... is a very harsh film with a tough ending for audiences,&amp;quot; he mused, &amp;quot;and I think we felt we wanted to do something with a bit of a smile for people at the end of it.  &amp;quot;Of course the world doesn&amp;#039;t change, and it&amp;#039;s a bleak place for the people we are describing and portraying, but they themselves deal with it with humour and compassion and show a resolution to get through the hard times.&amp;quot; Loach&amp;#039;s long-time producing partner Rebecca O&amp;#039;Brien hit out at the BBFC this week for demanding that cuts be made to The Angels&amp;#039; Share in order to avoid an 18 certificate.  Watch a trailer for The Angels&amp;#039; Share below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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