Review of I, Daniel Blake (2016) by Ken C — 21 Jan 2017
Ken Loach's last year Palme d'Or winner, about the tragic ramifications of austerity, both personal and political. On one level, it is a polemical indictment of a faceless benefits bureaucracy that strips claimants of their humanity by reducing them to mere numbers.
On another, it is a celebration of the decency and kinship of extraordinary people who look out for each other when the state abandons its duty of care. It is a masterclass in the kind of realist drama that, along with only a few others, Ken Loach has fathered, and become synonymous with.
This review of I, Daniel Blake (2016) was written by Ken C on 21 Jan 2017.
I, Daniel Blake has generally received very positive reviews.
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