On paper, the basic premise of I, Daniel Blake seems a tad drab: a 50-something carpenter struggles to find a job after suffering a heart attack. But thanks to director Ken Loach's deft, dark ...

Hayley Squires and Dave Johns become allies against bureaucracy in Ken Loach’s Palme d’Or prize-winning drama I, Daniel Blake. Howell, Peter ...

Meanwhile, Daniel’s Kafka-esque journey through social services culminates in a droll act of civil disobedience that turns him into a minor folk hero—for a brief but precious moment, at least.

I, Daniel Blake SPEC D: Ken Loach. UK/France/Belgium. 105 min. Sep 12, 8:30 pm, Scotiabank 1 Sep 16, 6 pm, TIFF Bell Lightbox 1. Rating: NNN ...

It just so happens that this month also sees the release of I, Daniel Blake, the Ken Loach-directed film which won the Palme D’Or cat Cannes and which is a hugely potent summation of contemporary life ...

It all started here for Dave Johns. The actor, writer and comedian had never visited a food bank before he began filming I, Daniel Blake. He had never even heard of them. Millions hadn’t. But his eyes ...

Winner of the Palme d’Or at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, the latest from Ken Loach and regular screenwriter Paul Laverty is another of their signature social dramas, this time exploring ...

I, Daniel Blake, tells the story of two unemployed people. Katie (Hayley Squires) is a single mother who has just moved to Newcastle and is cut off from benefits as a punishment for being late for ...