Black Jack

Jean Franval stars as a French sailor on the run in 1750’s England who teams up with young Stephen Hirst and Louise Cooper in Ken Loach’s adventure film., Set in 18th-century Yorkshire, England, this family-oriented, adventuresome fable centers on a young local boy whobecomes the voice of a rakish Frenchman after the latter survives a hanging. Though technically in English, American audiences may find it difficult to understand the characters’ thick Yorkshire accents.