I Daniel Blake trailer: As director Ken Loach turns 80, eOne debut the trailer for his Palme d’Or winner.
The I Daniel Blake trailer can be seen below.
I Daniel Blake trailer
Ken Loach turns 80 years old today, and to celebrate his birthday, eOne have released the trailer for his superb Cannes Palme d’Or winner I, Daniel Blake. The film enters cinemas in October, and trust us, it is an instant classic.
Daniel Blake (59) has worked as a joiner most of his life in Newcastle. Now, for the first time ever, he needs help from the State. He crosses paths with single mother Katie and her two young children, Daisy and Dylan. Katie’s only chance to escape a one-roomed homeless hostel in London has been to accept a flat in a city she doesn’t know, some 300 miles away.
Daniel and Katie find themselves in no-man’s land, caught on the barbed wire of welfare bureaucracy as played out against the rhetoric of ‘striver and skiver’ in modern-day Britain.
Our I Daniel Blake review from the Cannes Film Festival was very complimentary. Here’s a snippet:
Loach’s latest is a near perfect examination on the part of society that it is portraying. An unflinching look at the system that raises a lot of questions, most of them without answers of the world in which some people live, many of them without choice. Loach has assembled a superb cast, once again opting for the right person for the role rather than a star to sell his picture – most of them make their acting debuts with the film. Dave Johns, a stand-up comedian in his homeland, was chosen by Loach because of ‘the tradition of the stand-up being rooted in working class experience.’ Johns is near perfect in his portrayal of his character, a humble, grieving, decent man with only help to give and nothing to take from the state unnecessarily. Hayley Squires matches that performance with Katie, a single mother who many will obviously identify with, and her turn in practically flawless. In the film generally, there is a character or situation in which we can all identify; another quality of Loach’s supreme film-making skills.
You can watch the I Daniel Blake trailer below. The film opens in UK cinemas from October 21, 2016.
