British director Ken Loach, the multi-award-winning master of social realism, turns his talents to a light-hearted Mancunian comedy-drama in Looking for Eric, which co-stars the legendary French footballer Eric Cantona.<br /><br />The film follows the plight of Eric Bishop (Steve Evets), a down-and-out postman desperate to reunite with his first ex-wife. <br /><br />Life is not going the way he had planned. His only emotional consolation, being an avid Manchester United fan, is to talk the poster of his idol, "King Eric."<br /><br />In steps Cantona, playing himself, as Eric's imaginary friend and guru, ready to kick-start his life down a more positive path.<br /><br />Amanda Palmer speaks to Loach, along with Loachs long-time collaborator, writer Paul Laverty, plus Evets and, of course, Cantona, the footballer-turned-actor who tells how one real-life fan-turned-friend became the inspiration for the film.
