Loach jumps aboard Cannes train

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Festival veteran's latest will compete for Palme d'Or

Ken Loach's Iraq-set drama Route Irish has been added to the competition line up at this year's Cannes Film Festival.

Having initially declined to submit the film for competition, Loach reportedly had a last minute change of heart and held a screening for members of the selection committee.

Filmed in Liverpool and Jordan (also used to replicate Iraq in The Hurt Locker , FYI), Route Irish follows a British former soldier who is forced to confront his unresolved demons when he takes a job in Iraq.

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