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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.
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Source Review in English Crítica en Español I don’t tend to see dramas with plots exploring the poverty topic that much, but from time to time, I do find some good films that are worth watching. It is very clear that this type of drama will always have a lot of sad scenes with troubled characters so this isn’t the type of film a viewer should watch if he/she is expecting to have fun. I, Daniel Blake is a film about…More
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L'histoire : Pour la première fois de sa vie, Daniel Blake, un menuisier anglais de 59 ans, est contraint de faire appel à l’aide sociale à la suite de problèmes cardiaques. Mais bien que son médecin lui ait interdit de travailler, il se voit signifier l'obligation d'une recherche d'emploi sous peine de sanction. Au cours de ses rendez-vous réguliers au « job center », Daniel va croiser la route de Katie, mère célib…More
After having suffered a heart-attack, a 59-year-old carpenter must fight the bureaucratic forces of the system in order to receive Employment and Support Allowance. REVIEW From the title election is clear, this is the story of a Daniel Blake (Dave Johns), a middle-aged widower who works as a carpenter in Newcastle, England who just survived a fatal heart attack, lucky? Not really, because after that Blake's li…More