'I, Daniel Blake' touches on humanity

On that trip the two filmmakers heard heartbreaking stories of poor working people who had to choose between home-heat or food, people who suffered "revenge evictions" and people who were forced out of their homes due to gentrification and a form of "social cleansing." The result...

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Published inThe Desert Sun
Main Author Ashton, Stephen
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Palm Springs, Calif Gannett Co., Inc 08.01.2017
Subjects
Motion picture directors & producers
Social criticism & satire
United Kingdom > UK
California
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Summary:On that trip the two filmmakers heard heartbreaking stories of poor working people who had to choose between home-heat or food, people who suffered "revenge evictions" and people who were forced out of their homes due to gentrification and a form of "social cleansing." The result of the writer and director's trip is "I, Daniel Blake," the lead role being played by stand-up comic Dave Johns and the young mother, Katie, is played by Hayley Squires.