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I, Daniel Blake

Author

Ken Loach

Call Number

  • DVD DRAMA (CEN, EAS)

Edition

Director-approved two-DVD special edition.

Languages

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Dave Johns, Hayley Squires.

Publication Information

[Irvington, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2018]

Physical Description

2 videodiscs (100 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded sheet (color illustrations ; 19 cm)

Audience

MPAA rating: R; for language.

Summary

An urgent response to the political realities of contemporary Britain, this bracing drama from celebrated filmmaker Ken Loach takes a hard look at bureaucratic injustice and ineptitude through the eyes of an unassuming working-class hero. After a heart attack leaves him unable to hold a job, the widowed carpenter Daniel Blake begins a long, lonely journey through the Kafka-esque labyrinth of the local welfare state. Along the way, he strikes up a friendship with a single mother and her two children, at the mercy of the same system after being evicted from their home. Imbued with gentle humor and quiet rage and conceived for maximum real-world impact, the Palme d-Or-winning I, Daniel Blake is a testament to Loach's tireless commitment to a cinema of social engagement.

Notes

Title from container.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2016.

Special features: 2K digital transfer, supervised by director Ken Loach ; audio commentary from 2016 featuring Loach and screenwriter Paul Laverty ; How to make a Ken Loach film, a 2016 documentary on the production of I, Daniel Blake ; Versus: the life and films of Ken Loach, a 2016 documentary directed by Louise Osmond ; deleted scenes ; trailer.

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