Angel's Share Analysis

“Narrowly avoiding jail, new dad Robbie vows to turn over a new leaf. A visit to a whisky distillery inspires him and his mates to seek a way out of their hopeless lives.”

The angels share is a comedy-drama film. It is directed by Ken Loach and written by Paul Laverty, starring Paul Brannigan, who is the protagonist of this film. He shows qualities of being a protagonist as the film shows he’s trying to turn over a new leaf trying to avoid a prison sentence, avoiding the crowd getting him in trouble and starting a life with his family. He takes part in a community service where the group go to a whiskey distillery. The whiskey symbolises hope and is used throughout the film, which later inspired him to get money and start a new leaf with his family. Even through the title, “angel’s share” which means a “share” of whiskey lost due to evaporation during aging in the oak barrels, which is demonstrated through a scene that highlights the title of the film.  This film was based in Scotland and was released in 2012. Production companies that ran this film were Sixteen Films, Wild Bunch and Why Not Productions and distributed by Entertainment One. It was financially backed by the BFI and France 2 cinema.