I, Daniel Blake (2016)

Directors

Ken Loach

Cast

Dave Johns, Hayley Squires, Kate Rutter, Sharon Percy, Sammy T. Dobson, Dan Li, Micky McGregor, Malcolm Shields

The story

Daniel Blake, a widowed 59-year-old joiner from Newcastle, has had a heart attack. Though his doctor has not allowed him to return to work, he is deemed fit to do so after a Work Capability Assessment and is denied Employment and Support Allowance. Daniel is frustrated to learn that his doctor was not contacted about this decision and thus applies for an appeal, a process Daniel finds difficult because he must complete forms online and is not computer literate.

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