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I, Daniel Blake

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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7.9

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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

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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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