#idanielblakemovie

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An important film of our time Watch it, record it. Don’t miss it ... Sat 5th Jan 2019 @ 21.45 BBC2: I, Daniel Blake #bbc #idanielblake #idanielblakemovie #2019 https://www.instagram.com/p/Br8McG0gRtR/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1wxzytxprp19c

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I Daniel Blake 10/8 #MustafaSağun #idanielblake #idanielblakemovie A heart-wrenching polemic of state-led bureaucracy in Britain, executed masterfully by the country’s finest socially aware director of a generation.’ Having been decorated with arguably the most prestigious artistic award in film, the Palm d’Or in May this year, ‘I, Daniel Blake’ is an immensely powerful representation of the struggle between humane compassion and determination against the constant, and highly unacceptable oppressiveness of the current welfare state. It is a battle-cry for common decency that yearns for open ears and absorbent hearts, lifting you by the collar and catapulting you into Loach’s formidable neorealist world of unjust societal issues. The world in which we are immersed in is portrayed through the life of Daniel Blake, a ruthlessly determined and proud carpenter from the industrial and grey skied north-east city of Newcastle, who due to a heart condition has been forced to leave work and apply for Employment and Support Allowance. Having been rejected by the robotic hierarchy of ‘officials’ in the Jobseekers Allowance offices, we are transported with Daniel (stand-up comedian Dave Johns) on a journey of degradation that makes you both question the government’s understanding of welfare and have faith in humanity all at once. The crucially succinct narrative, written by Loach’s long term collaborator Paul Laverty, is incredibly effective and acts as a main indicator between the everyday man and the overarching shadow of the state. The monotone ramblings of the office worker in the speech orientated opening scene when asking Daniel to perform simple tasks such as raising his arm, paralleled against the at first jovial disbelief of Blake, set the tone for the rest of the film. It is the nameless ‘health professional’ who triumphs over Daniel’s confusion and inability, deeming him unfit to work and instigating the beginning of the end. Daniel’s life is paired alongside that of Katie’s (played by rising star Hayley Squires), a single mum of two who has travelled from the capital of soaring house prices and living costs to Newcastle with her two children Daisy and Dylan. (Four Seasons Accommodation)