BobNoOneHundred If people in whatever system, social, health care, education, can shit on you with impunity, because you are poor, sick, helpless, powerless, then they will, many of them. The people they are supposed to help are soon turned into enemies. It is like a mechanism. The personal, individual strength of the main characters and the relationship they build with each other is what pulls us through. Otherwise the movie would be unbearable.

pageyjjj This dark comedy's Daniel Blake plays the fool lost in the socialist world of the present day U.K.. Of limited intellect but a good heart, Daniel navigates the intricacies of the nanny state with little success. Ken Loach presents visible minorities as the entrepreneurial answer to an otherwise dystopian future. Will you be rolling in the aisles? Only if you can laugh at stereotypes presented by this auteur.

isabelcsilva An interesting story that portrays the bare reality of today.  We can feel the other's desperation so explicit that he is.  It is a wake-up call by Ken Loach and Paul Laverty, not to forget that this is increasingly present in society.  A society that is unwilling to reach out to help those who need it, while poverty is spreading more and more to people.  It is a nightmare in which we live and even more frightening is the conformity in which people live.  All I can say is that I was disillusioned with the ending, because I thought it was unjust to die after so much fighting!

krocheav Ken Loach (Kez '69) is a controversial filmmaker (yes he uses film) who, along with screenwriter Paul Laverty are no strangers to taking on the challenging everyday issues of real life. Their story follows the trials of 59 yr old carpenter Daniel Blake, as he attempts to enlist assistance from an impersonal welfare system. Daniel can build you a house but has no computer skills - this is where we see the foolishness of enforcing 'on-line' services before the generation who grew up without them have passed.Performances are good --kids included which is always a plus-- the inclusion of a now rarely played composition by Ronald Binge is a powerful insight to a passing era and emotionally strong. Documentary photographer Robbie Ryan adds realistic touches as this brave crew navigate complex social problems - that are both poignant and timely. How will an overloaded public system ever be fully capable of serving the multitude of desperate human situations - especially in the face of increasing immigration, that's mostly made up of people from countries that offer their nationals nothing! Something needs to be done and seriously. Well done by all concerned.