I, Daniel Blake

Ken Loach's 'I, Daniel Blake,' about an ailing carpenter who fights to stay on welfare, is a film of moving relevance.

2695d ago

Far from being anything to do with a late emperor of Rome, the moment of protest is the sort of thing that, in the real world, might have gone viral, but Loach chooses not to play that card.

2695d ago

Far from being anything to do with a late emperor of Rome, the moment of protest is the sort of thing that, in the real world, might have gone viral, but Loach chooses not to play that card.

2695d ago

Loach’s film isn’t as stridently political as it probably sounds.

2695d ago

Loach’s film isn’t as stridently political as it probably sounds.

2695d ago

I, Daniel Blake is a dignified film containing moments of hilarity and genuine heartbreak. It's a movie dripping with social relevance and shines a light on the red tape bureaucracy that cripples those that are in most need of help. Ken Loach, we salute you.

2695d ago

Far from being anything to do with a late emperor of Rome, the moment of protest is the sort of thing that, in the real world, might have gone viral, but Loach chooses not to play that card.

2695d ago

Far from being anything to do with a late emperor of Rome, the moment of protest is the sort of thing that, in the real world, might have gone viral, but Loach chooses not to play that card.

2695d ago

Loach’s film isn’t as stridently political as it probably sounds.

2695d ago

I, Daniel Blake is a dignified film containing moments of hilarity and genuine heartbreak. It's a movie dripping with social relevance and shines a light on the red tape bureaucracy that cripples those that are in most need of help. Ken Loach, we salute you.

2695d ago

Loach’s film isn’t as stridently political as it probably sounds.

2695d ago

I, Daniel Blake is a dignified film containing moments of hilarity and genuine heartbreak. It's a movie dripping with social relevance and shines a light on the red tape bureaucracy that cripples those that are in most need of help. Ken Loach, we salute you.

2695d ago

I, Daniel Blake is a dignified film containing moments of hilarity and genuine heartbreak. It's a movie dripping with social relevance and shines a light on the red tape bureaucracy that cripples those that are in most need of help. Ken Loach, we salute you.

2695d ago

Veteran filmmaker Ken Loach pits an elderly carpenter against a Kafkaesque bureaucracy in this stunning, moving character study.

2695d ago

Veteran filmmaker Ken Loach pits an elderly carpenter against a Kafkaesque bureaucracy in this stunning, moving character study.

2695d ago

Veteran filmmaker Ken Loach pits an elderly carpenter against a Kafkaesque bureaucracy in this stunning, moving character study.

2695d ago

Veteran filmmaker Ken Loach pits an elderly carpenter against a Kafkaesque bureaucracy in this stunning, moving character study.

2695d ago

If you can relate to such circumstances, I, Daniel Blake, winner of Cannes’ 2016 Palme d’Or, will speak to you.

2695d ago

If you can relate to such circumstances, I, Daniel Blake, winner of Cannes’ 2016 Palme d’Or, will speak to you.

2695d ago

As a declaration against governmental structures and regimes that pretend to be helpful but are purposefully geared for the opposite, Loach’s is a touching film that doesn’t quite stir you with its anger but — thanks to solid performances and an unpretentious narrative — keeps you interested till the end.

2695d ago

If you can relate to such circumstances, I, Daniel Blake, winner of Cannes’ 2016 Palme d’Or, will speak to you.

2695d ago

There are shades of Dickens and Orwell in this emphatic drama about a disabled man strangled by the red tape of the benefits system.

2695d ago

If you can relate to such circumstances, I, Daniel Blake, winner of Cannes’ 2016 Palme d’Or, will speak to you.

2695d ago

Widowed joiner Daniel Blake (Dave Johns) finds himself trapped in Newcastle’s benefits bureaucracy as his heart condition means he can neither take a job nor claim Jobseekers’ Allowance. As he struggles to maintain his dignity, he befriends single mother Katie (Hayley Squires).

2695d ago

As a declaration against governmental structures and regimes that pretend to be helpful but are purposefully geared for the opposite, Loach’s is a touching film that doesn’t quite stir you with its anger but — thanks to solid performances and an unpretentious narrative — keeps you interested till the end.

2695d ago

Ken Loach’s indictment of modern England, a triumph at Cannes, and Miguel Arteta’s film about Californian mores, starring Salma Hayek and John Lithgow.

2695d ago

What makes the pain of this film bearable is Daniel’s unquenchable decency, courage and perseverance.

2695d ago

Widowed joiner Daniel Blake (Dave Johns) finds himself trapped in Newcastle’s benefits bureaucracy as his heart condition means he can neither take a job nor claim Jobseekers’ Allowance. As he struggles to maintain his dignity, he befriends single mother Katie (Hayley Squires).

2695d ago

A Palme d'Or winner for 'The Wind That Shakes the Barley,' Ken Loach returns to Cannes with this drama about two honest people caught in an uncaring welfare system.

2695d ago

There are shades of Dickens and Orwell in this emphatic drama about a disabled man strangled by the red tape of the benefits system.

2695d ago

Widowed joiner Daniel Blake (Dave Johns) finds himself trapped in Newcastle’s benefits bureaucracy as his heart condition means he can neither take a job nor claim Jobseekers’ Allowance. As he struggles to maintain his dignity, he befriends single mother Katie (Hayley Squires).

2695d ago

As a declaration against governmental structures and regimes that pretend to be helpful but are purposefully geared for the opposite, Loach’s is a touching film that doesn’t quite stir you with its anger but — thanks to solid performances and an unpretentious narrative — keeps you interested till the end.

2695d ago

There are shades of Dickens and Orwell in this emphatic drama about a disabled man strangled by the red tape of the benefits system.

2695d ago

Ken Loach’s indictment of modern England, a triumph at Cannes, and Miguel Arteta’s film about Californian mores, starring Salma Hayek and John Lithgow.

2695d ago

Widowed joiner Daniel Blake (Dave Johns) finds himself trapped in Newcastle’s benefits bureaucracy as his heart condition means he can neither take a job nor claim Jobseekers’ Allowance. As he struggles to maintain his dignity, he befriends single mother Katie (Hayley Squires).

2695d ago

A Palme d'Or winner for 'The Wind That Shakes the Barley,' Ken Loach returns to Cannes with this drama about two honest people caught in an uncaring welfare system.

2695d ago

A Palme d'Or winner for 'The Wind That Shakes the Barley,' Ken Loach returns to Cannes with this drama about two honest people caught in an uncaring welfare system.

2695d ago

Ken Loach’s indictment of modern England, a triumph at Cannes, and Miguel Arteta’s film about Californian mores, starring Salma Hayek and John Lithgow.

2695d ago

There are shades of Dickens and Orwell in this emphatic drama about a disabled man strangled by the red tape of the benefits system.

2695d ago

As a declaration against governmental structures and regimes that pretend to be helpful but are purposefully geared for the opposite, Loach’s is a touching film that doesn’t quite stir you with its anger but — thanks to solid performances and an unpretentious narrative — keeps you interested till the end.

2695d ago

What makes the pain of this film bearable is Daniel’s unquenchable decency, courage and perseverance.

2695d ago

What makes the pain of this film bearable is Daniel’s unquenchable decency, courage and perseverance.

2695d ago

Ken Loach’s indictment of modern England, a triumph at Cannes, and Miguel Arteta’s film about Californian mores, starring Salma Hayek and John Lithgow.

2695d ago

What makes the pain of this film bearable is Daniel’s unquenchable decency, courage and perseverance.

2695d ago

A Palme d'Or winner for 'The Wind That Shakes the Barley,' Ken Loach returns to Cannes with this drama about two honest people caught in an uncaring welfare system.

2695d ago

I, Daniel Blake is about human value: disposable and abstract in one context; eternal, inviolable and sacred in another. They might underline the point a bit too thickly, but Loach and Laverty count on their audience to discern the difference, and to act accordingly.

2695d ago

Ken Loach overdoes the misery in the final stretch of his Cannes-winning I, Daniel Blake.

2695d ago

Ken Loach overdoes the misery in the final stretch of his Cannes-winning I, Daniel Blake.

2695d ago

I, Daniel Blake is about human value: disposable and abstract in one context; eternal, inviolable and sacred in another. They might underline the point a bit too thickly, but Loach and Laverty count on their audience to discern the difference, and to act accordingly.

2695d ago

I, Daniel Blake is about human value: disposable and abstract in one context; eternal, inviolable and sacred in another. They might underline the point a bit too thickly, but Loach and Laverty count on their audience to discern the difference, and to act accordingly.

2695d ago

I, Daniel Blake is about human value: disposable and abstract in one context; eternal, inviolable and sacred in another. They might underline the point a bit too thickly, but Loach and Laverty count on their audience to discern the difference, and to act accordingly.

2695d ago

Ken Loach overdoes the misery in the final stretch of his Cannes-winning I, Daniel Blake.

2695d ago

Ken Loach overdoes the misery in the final stretch of his Cannes-winning I, Daniel Blake.

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“I, Daniel Blake” is an extremely Ken Loach-y Ken Loach film, for better and for worse.

2695d ago

“I, Daniel Blake” is an extremely Ken Loach-y Ken Loach film, for better and for worse.

2695d ago

“I, Daniel Blake” is an extremely Ken Loach-y Ken Loach film, for better and for worse.

2695d ago

“I, Daniel Blake” is an extremely Ken Loach-y Ken Loach film, for better and for worse.

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Ken Loach's I, Daniel Blake is a quietly fearsome piece of drama.

2695d ago

Ken Loach's I, Daniel Blake is a quietly fearsome piece of drama.

2695d ago

Ken Loach's I, Daniel Blake is a quietly fearsome piece of drama.

2695d ago

Ken Loach's I, Daniel Blake is a quietly fearsome piece of drama.

2695d ago

Ken Loach’s film is pock-marked by conservative dramatic conventions and broad political gestures.

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Ken Loach’s film is pock-marked by conservative dramatic conventions and broad political gestures.

2695d ago

Ken Loach’s film is pock-marked by conservative dramatic conventions and broad political gestures.

2695d ago

Ken Loach’s film is pock-marked by conservative dramatic conventions and broad political gestures.

2695d ago