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I, Daniel Blake

  • Rated R
  • 1hr 40m
  • 78

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Movie Info & Cast

Director:

Ken Loach

Producer:

Tania Antonioli, Rosa Attab, Carole Baraton

Writer:

Paul Laverty

Release Date:

Jun 9, 2017

Runtime:

1hr 40m

Synopsis

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.

Cast

  • Dave Johns
  • Hayley Squires
  • Briana Shann
  • Dylan McKiernan
  • Kate Rutter
  • Sharon Percy
  • Kema Sikazwe
  • Steven Richens
  • Amanda Payne
  • Chris Mcglade

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Metacritic

78
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Based on 31 Critics
7.9

USER SCORE (94)

Generally favorable reviews based on 94 Reviews
63
May 4, 2017

Ultimately this political film’s sentimentality and transparency detract from its power.

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Metacritic review by Kate Taylor
Kate Taylor
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)
70
Dec 22, 2016

When I, Daniel Blake regrettably piles it on at the end, it’s Loach growing weary of humanizing details and desperate to shake you up with consequences, didacticism and speechifying. It’s the finger-pointer in him, but as this movie frequently shows in its best moments, he’s still a practiced veteran at open-arms affection for the dignity of the downtrodden.

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Metacritic review by Robert Abele
Robert Abele
Los Angeles Times
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