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I, Daniel Blake (2016) - Director: Ken Loach Script: Paul Laverty

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 November 2017

Chris Goddard
Chris Goddard*
Affiliation:
Adjunct Research Professor, University of South Australia, and Visiting Professor in Social Work, University of Hertfordshire.
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This film is the story of Daniel Blake, a widowed 59-year-old carpenter. Daniel suffered a heart attack at work, on scaffolding, and nearly died. He has been told by his doctors that he is unfit for any strenuous work. The bureaucracy has decided, however, that as he can raise his arms, he should be spending 35 hours a week seeking work.

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Film Review
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Children Australia , Volume 42 , Issue 4 , December 2017 , pp. 287 - 288
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Copyright © The Author(s) 2017 

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