[Susan Foreman]

'Family Life' (1971) - Pre-order available at Amazon US - UK$28.57

NOTE: This is a US-only release

Release date: November 19

"Limited Edition Blu-ray (World premiere)

Sandy Ratcliff (Hussy), Bill Dean (Gumshoe), and Malcolm Tierney (McVicar) lead the cast of Family Life, a powerful drama from acclaimed director Ken Loach (Fatherland, Carla's Song).

When rebellious Janice (Ratcliff) becomes pregnant, her controlling parents insist she has an abortion in order to avoid a scandal, causing Janice to suffer a schizophrenic episode which is exacerbated by the medical treatment she receives.

Produced by Tony Garnett (Prostitute) and adapted by David Mercer (90 in the Shade) from their acclaimed R D Laing-influenced BBC TV drama 'In Two Minds', Family Life is a heartbreaking and searing indictment of familial hostility and institutional indifference."

Special Features

• High Definition remaster
• Original mono audio
• Interview with Jack Klaff (2024): the stage and screen actor remembers Sandy Ratcliff, the star of Family Life
• The BEHP Interview with Tony Garnett (2007): archival video interview, made as part of the British Entertainment History Project, featuring the producer, director and long-time Ken Loach collaborator in conversation with Darrol Blake and John Sealey
• Looking East (2024): British and central-eastern European film specialist Michael Brooke's video essay on the rare overlaps between those cultures, including links between Ken Loach, Milos Forman and Krzysztof Kieslowski
• Original theatrical trailer
• Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
• New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Limited edition exclusive book with a new essay by Rachel Pronger, archival cast and crew interviews, an in-depth look at Ken Loach and David Mercer's original television play and Family Life, comparing the differences and developments in the context of R D Laing and the anti-psychiatry movement, and film credits
• World premiere on Blu-ray
• Limited edition of 3,000 units for the US

Extras subject to change