The Angels’ Share

film by Loach [2012]

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"The Angels' Share" is a 2012 film directed by Ken Loach, a prominent figure in social realism cinema. The movie tells a comedic story about a young Glaswegian hooligan whose passion for Scotch whisky leads him to attempt stealing from an expensive cask. The term "angel's share" itself refers to the amount of an alcoholic beverage, such as whiskey or cognac, that evaporates while aging in porous oak barrels. This film earned another jury prize at the Cannes film festival.123

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…of his friend’s death, and The Angels’ Share (2012) tells the comedic tale of a young Glaswegian hooligan whose nose for Scotch whisky inspires him to steal from an expensive cask. The latter movie earned another jury prize at Cannes. Loach’s film I, Daniel Blake (2016), about a man who…
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…of his friend’s death, and The Angels’ Share (2012) tells the comedic tale of a young Glaswegian hooligan whose nose for Scotch whisky inspires him to steal from an expensive cask. The latter movie earned another jury prize at Cannes. Loach’s film I, Daniel Blake (2016), about a man who…
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