A devastating tale of love and human frailty from the critically-acclaimed master of realism Ken Loach (The Wind That Shakes The Barley; Sweet Sixteen; Carla's Song). Joe is a recovering alcoholic (Peter Mullan: Children of Men; Trainspotting) trying to maintain hope in a grim neighbourhood in Glasgow. Sober for almost a year he spends his days attending AA meetings, working odd jobs and evading the dole office.He focuses his remaining energy on coaching a hopeless amateur football team - a raucous crew of unemployed misfits - trying to steer them from the kind of mess that short-circuited his own life.