I, Daniel Blake

I, Daniel Blake

  • Director: Ken Loach
  • Countries of origin: United Kingdom, France, Belgium
  • Language: English
  • Release date: June 9, 2017
  • Sound mix: Dolby Digital
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Yo, Daniel Blake
  • "I" is a feature film directed by Ken Loach, starring David Johns and Harley Squith. The film was released in France on May 13, 2016.
    The film tells the story of a carpenter who was forced to lose his job due to a heart attack and met and supported each other with a single mother who needed to take care of two children.   The film won the Palme d'Or at the 69th Cannes International Film Festival. 

    Details

    • Release date June 9, 2017
    • Filming locations Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
    • Production companies Sixteen Films, Why Not Productions, Wild Bunch

    Box office

    Gross US & Canada

    $260,354

    Opening weekend US & Canada

    $18,682

    Gross worldwide

    $15,793,051

    Movie reviews

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    • By Pinkie 2022-12-31 21:43:28

      The suffering of life is real

      This film reminds me: I am lucky to be able to live without food, clothing, and shelter.

      And for many people, the hardships of life are real: electricity bill reminders, dilapidated houses, single mothers skipping meals for days in a row to save food for their children...  

      [Edited again] Sorry, this is my first time writing a film review and I have no experience and forgot to warn: there are spoilers, spoilers,...

    • By Thaddeus 2022-12-28 22:42:25

      you and I ignore

      Faced with seemingly rambling questions from the health consultant, Daniel answered all questions honestly with doubts, and his condition was mechanically ignored. The shady scene at the beginning of the film omits all the pictures of the consultant but stares at Daniel, which is the director's attitude throughout.

      Daniel, who suffers from heart disease, was defined as suitable for work by the government outsourcing company. He lost his eligibility to apply for welfare allowances and...

    • By Liana 2022-12-28 20:30:15

      FU*K THE DAMN WORLD

      I really can't watch more of these depressing movies

      I was not active at all, and I lost my confidence after reading it.

      Occasionally I see my hideous face reflected on the screen

      I hate everyone, everyone. Get out of my eyes.

      Remember a few details:

      When a single mother was receiving relief food, she was so hungry that she secretly opened a can and couldn't wait to eat it with her hands, her mouth full of brown liquid.

      When she went to the...

    • By Kaitlin 2022-12-28 17:29:03

      The struggle between petty citizens and the steel system

      The system will never lose, the people under the system will always lose. There is nothing wrong with a rigorous system in itself, what is wrong is overkill to shut out some really needy people. The protagonist Daniel and a single mother are examples of them. They are both grassroots struggling to survive. They pay taxes on time, and have been doing their civic duties silently, but just when they needed help the most, the system ruthlessly abandoned them. .

      The film was shot...

    • By Korey 2022-12-27 21:52:18

      focus on the poor

      The rhythm is relatively slow, but it is very life-like, that is, it feels very close to you. The selected actors are not the kind of beautiful flowers, but also reflect the life of foreign low-level people. I believe it's true, people's fantasies about life in foreign countries are all too good, but no one's going to tell you what their poor are like, there's a heartbreaking scene in which the mother cooked spaghetti for her The two children, who gave up her share to Blake, swallowed her...

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    • By Lamont 2023-09-30 17:22:03

      "I, DANIEL BLAKE, am a citizen. Nothing more, nothing less."...

    • By Milan 2023-09-26 04:45:53

      In the end, it was hard to hide the disappointment that, apart from black and white social complaints, there really was nothing...

    • By Reggie 2023-09-25 03:19:25

      Those film critics who come up with such a cliché are simply happy people who have never experienced...

    • By Kale 2023-09-22 04:17:20

      The film that won the Palme d'Or at Cannes last year over "Tony Erdman" is really good! It is simpler and sharper than the latter. Excellent human works of art must look directly at reality and life in this way, and express humanity, ideals and feelings in an artistic way. Our film industry, which is completely controlled by the entertainment box office, should be...

    • By Hellen 2023-09-10 08:28:51

      To understand the reasons for Jia Zhangke's popularity in the West, it is extremely difficult to get a glimpse of a real national image just through movies. Movies can only open up a gap in reality, show the limited reality in front of us, and see a story that is completely different from the grand, profound and dramatic through their living conditions and living conditions. Of course, it is not only the shortcomings of the British welfare system and the plight of the lower working class, but...

    Movie plot

    59-year-old Daniel Black (played by David Johns) is a carpenter. For the first time in his life, he needs to apply for social assistance due to a heart problem. Although his doctor forbids him to continue working, he still decides to find a job at the risk of being fined. During his repeated trips to the "job center" to apply for a job, he met Katie (Halley Squith) , a single mother who needs to take care of two children. In order to...
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    Evaluation action

    Ken Roach used his peaceful and compassionate lens to make a mentally chicken soup-style accusation, to pray for a more just society for those who are poor and not being paid attention to. (Sohu Entertainment Review) 
    The film breaks people's prejudice against those who receive relief funds, and straightforwardly portrays the struggles of people at the bottom of society in their lives. ("Hollywood Reporter" review) 
    The scene where...
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    Movie quotes

    • Daniel: We should all be drinking a lot more bloody coffee.

    • Ann: Please listen to me, Dan. It's a huge decision to come off JSA without any other income coming in. Look, it... It could be weeks before your appeal comes through. You see, there's no time limit for a mandatory reconsideration. I've got a time limit. And you might not win. Please, just keep signing on. Get somebody to help you with the online job searches. Otherwise, you could lose everything. Please don't do this. I've seen it before. Good people, honest people, on the street.

      Daniel: Thank you, Ann. But when you lose your self-respect, you're done for.

    • Daniel: Was I a soldier? Oh, more dangerous than that. I was a carpenter.