Showing Monday 27th November 2017
I Daniel Blake (2016)
15 UK 100 mins Drama IMDb rating 7.9/10
Director – Ken Loach
Cast – Dave Johns, Hayley Squire, Sharon Percy
Ken Loach’s BAFTA winning film set in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. A middle age widower Daniel Blake a carpenter, is recuperating from a heart attack. We follow his nightmare journey fighting the bureaucratic forces of the system in order to receive Employment and Support Allowance. Daniel a modern working-class hero stands up for himself and others in need against the faceless bureaucratic system.
Palme D’Or Winner (2016 Cannes)
BAFTA – Outstanding British Film (2017) winner
Trivia:- Film was shot in chronological order.