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This one went a direction I wasn't expecting. It emotionally comes at you out of nowhere, but in a good way. It's quite the commentary on our social systems and bureaucracies and how we (don't) take care of the elderly or people in need on this planet. The two lead actors are very good. Don't let the humdrum plot synopsis fool you, this is a worthwhile watch.

A simple story, but very effective in the message it wants to convey. The feeling of agony and frustration remains throughout the film. The film's theme is the bureaucracy of the state and how it affects the people who need it the most. You can easily connect with the film. With good performances, especially from Hayley Squires, the scenes with a greater emotional charge are executed smoothly and have their effect (see the Foodbank scene). A film with good performances, a good story, that manages to move you and that in the end, life's suck.

An extraordinarily touching film documenting the plight of the eponymous Daniel. Despite the humiliation of trying to navigate and comply with an impossibly tortuous and Kafka-esque welfare system, run almost exclusively by soulless minions of the State, Daniel manages to retain his dignity and moral authority by offering his help to equally determined and proud single mum, Katie. Together they show us the very best of humanity against all the odds. There is a particularly touching scene where Katie succumbs to overwhelming hunger when at her wit's end. This is followed by a heartbreakingly selfless scene where she shows she is willing to sacrifice all for her children. A very honest, raw and worthwhile film in my view.

Most boring film in world, only got half way through. Just go sit in job centre for hour and half, just as exciting.

1001 movies to see before you die (2016). A critique of life in Newcastle where an honest worker tries to get benefits while ill. Shows the struggles of government programs, poverty, single mothers and weak economies. It could've been more approachable had they changed the bad language. Saw on Tubi.

O coringa original. Seguimos o mesmo tema, pq não há mudança real.

One of the most heartbreaking & moving films I've ever seen.

Sobering but powerful, Ken Loach's return to filmmaking is a masterwork. Hayley Squires provides one of the best performances of the year, and Dave Johns' leading performance is stellar.

Extraordinariamente formidable.

Strong, shocking, overwhelming. this film makes us think about excessive bureaucracy, the state that inflated itself to the point of forgetting those it was supposed to protect. For those who are not heirs, there remains the search for a lifetime after survival, at the cost of health and well-being. I live in Brazil and here is not much different from that.

very realistic and sadly spot on

Really well-done, almost documentary style highlight of challenges of the digital transformation in public service and life in general, of solidarity that people must rely on to make it through very difficult times, of how life is heartbreaking (literaly) for thousands of people in devoloping nations - and not just immigrants. However, the whole point is driven in just a bit too hard at times, there's some discontinuity and the I, Daniel Blake scene has some odd reactions by people.

I, Daniel Blake is a film that reaches for very low-hanging fruit as far as dramas go, the common man vs. the system, with virtually nothing else beyond that. Sprinkle in a handful of out-of-touch anachronisms to establish the character, give him a heart of gold through his connections to his neighbors and friends, and collect your accolades for a supposedly biting criticism targeting an uncaring social safety net. The messaging is easy to agree with, the simplistic execution is not. Ken Loach and Paul Laverty took the 'Rehabilitated?' scene from The Shawshank Redemption, recreated it in an English benefits office, and then decided to work the story back from there. (2/5)

Every single person needs to watch this movie. It is utterly inspiring, emotional and insightful. It's important that we're all aware of the corrupt benefits system in the UK and how it directly affects people's lives. I've got to say Ken Loach completely moved me and got me thinking about it all. It will make you cry for sure! The ending is so moving.

This drama film tells the story of Daniel Blake, who is denied employment and support allowance despite his doctor deeming him unfit for work. The British director Ken Loach manages, as few can do, to tell this story with intense realism and to denounce the paradoxes and indifference of bureaucracy. A true masterpiece.

Directed by Ken Loach, the film tells the story of a widowed cabinetmaker who suffers from social security bureaucracy while he is unable to return to work. In this scenario, he meets a single mother, Katie ,and her two children, who also depend on the British social security. This film could be a documentary showing how cruel British welfare is. Instead, Ken Loach prefers to tell the story of Daniel Blake, a sick man, who struggles to survive and still manages to help others along the way. It is a good film to understand the British social security, and why not say it, around the world. This type of production needs to be more and more common because it denounces the ills of the current world.

reasonably acted, poorly scripted, vacuous poverty pornography for ideologues with socialist tendencies

I, Daniel Blake… a story about dehumanizing This British film, which has been going on for more than four years since its release, is a good story about how bureaucracy is quite a drama for those people that capitalism doesn't take very much into account. Each stage and process that is seen in the film, gives truth to the burden that must live not only the old generations, but also the new ones. The person who plays Blake is Dave Johns, who for his good performance helped win the Palme d'Or at Cannes for the film. A well-deserved award from my perspective, because this independent film shows a reality that a major film producer would not do, and that Sixteen Films and Why Not Productions did. Such a reality is the duality of the capitalist problem that represents on the one hand the skills or experience in young people and the knowledge of new technologies in older people. In my opinion it is a good production, as it shows the reality of many people in the UK, people who don't drink tea with rolls, but yes with worries.

A well-crafted, realistic and emotional commentary on technological change, economic crisis, and the struggles of working class people in England, with excellent performances from its relatively unknown cast and a poignant direction.