I, Daniel Blake

Year Published:  2016
Resource Type:  Film/Video
Cx Number:  CX21585

I, Daniel Blake is a 2016 drama film directed by Ken Loach and written by Loach's frequent collaborator Paul Laverty. It stars Dave Johns as Daniel Blake, who is denied employment and support allowance despite his doctor finding him unfit to work. Hayley Squires co-stars as Katie, a struggling single mother whom Daniel befriends.

Subject Headings

• Bureaucracy
• Social Welfare
• Social Welfare Policy
• State Bureaucracies
• Unemployment