I, Daniel Blake: International Film Showcase Series for February

Winner of 2016 Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival. Daniel Blake, a 59-year-old widowed carpenter who must receive welfare to support himself after a heart attack leaves him unable to go back to work. Despite his doctor’s diagnosis, British government denies Blake’s benefits and tell him to find something else. Depsite a difficult situation and a problem in societal structure one ordinary man is going through, he strives to lead his life with warmth and patience. UK production. It will be showcased on Friday, February 2 at 5:30 p.m. in Todd Hall 130.

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