I, Daniel Blake (2016)
- Directed by
- Ken Loach
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- United Kingdom, France, Belgium
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.7 of 10 from 1,546 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A middle-aged man in Britain is deemed fit for work by the welfare system despite a doctor saying he cannot work. He befriends a single mother facing poverty and they try to get by in a system that seems designed to fail them.
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What happens
I, Daniel Blake is a 2016 British drama film written by Paul Laverty and directed by Ken Loach. The film stars Dave Johns as Daniel Blake, a middle-aged man who is denied Employment and Support Allowance despite being declared unfit to work by his doctor. Hayley Squires co-stars as Katie, a struggling single mother whom Daniel befriends. I, Daniel Blake won the Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, the Prix du public at the 2016 Locarno International Film Festival, and the 2017 BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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