2016, drama
100 minutes
A middle aged carpenter, who requires state welfare after injuring himself, is joined by a single mother in a similar scenario.
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10
2016-10-18
Ken Loach's latest drama is an emotional and stinging denunciation of modern Britain's socio-economic failures... Read more
9.0
2017-01-26
Loach’s raw and ultra-realistic approach remains a fundamental weapon to denounce the sicknesses of our world. Read more
8.6
Muneeb Arshid of The Film Lawyer
2017-06-04
Does all of this perfectly, that sense of fear and anger that Dan feels resonates on screen and makes you feel similarly.
8.0
2017-06-08
Loach’s realism is backed by boundless heart that can squeeze tears from even the stoutest viewer. Read more
8.0
2016-11-23
The two main actors fill their roles with an authentic voice for countless ordinary people who fall on hard times. Read more
8.0
Evan Popplestone of Cinema's Fringes
2016-10-24
Most of the crucial details have been nailed down...
7.0
2016-12-30
Loach continues to show why he's still a director at the top of his game... Read more
6.0
2016-10-10
For roughly its first half, I, Daniel Blake succeeds as a well-observed look at the trials of an unwanted underclass, but as the film progresses it becomes apparent that while Loach and screenwriter Paul Laverty have a clear message, they haven't got much of a story. Read more
4.0
2016-10-25
The problems dealt with within the film are pressing and wholly legitimate, but the brush Loach uses slathers and overflows with overt sentimentality. Read more
10
2016-11-21
Al het leed wordt opgediend met zwarte humor en relativering, wat het drama des te indrukwekkender en vernietigender maakt. Read more
9.0
Paul Hauer of Filmliefhebber
2017-02-20
Een prachtige film waarmee hij het opneemt voor de hardwerkende en eerlijke arbeider...
8.0
2017-03-02
Emotioneel, hartverwarmend en een perfect voorbeeld waarom een lach en een traan soms hand in hand kunnen gaan. Read more
8.0
2016-12-15
Een prachtige, realistische film, die een scherpe dosis kritiek op de Britse bureaucratie herbergt. Read more
8.0
2016-10-26
Bevat veel drama, maar ook een aantal luchtige momenten en maakt over het geheel een diepe indruk. Read more
7.5
Marleen Hegeman of De Filmrecensent
2016-11-25
De aanklacht tegen de bureaucratie wordt op geen enkel moment heel heftig. Read more
7.0
2016-10-02
Een mooie film en weet zeker pijnpunten aan te wijzen, maar kon diepgaander... Read more
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