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When:
April 6, 2018 @ 6:30 pm
2018-04-06T18:30:00-04:00
2018-04-06T18:45:00-04:00
Where:
Peace Center of Delaware County
1001 Old Sproul Rd
Springfield, PA 19064
USA
1001 Old Sproul Rd
Springfield, PA 19064
USA
Cost:
Free
Contact:
First-Friday Free Film Showing at the Peace Center of Delaware County, 1001 Old Sproul Road, Springfield, PA 19064.
Free – Large-Screen – Air Conditioned
I, Daniel Blake
(2017. 100 min. Drama. Rated R for language. Directed by Ken Loach. Written by Paul Laverty.)
The latest film from legendary British director Ken Loach, I, Daniel Blake is, true to form, a gripping, human tale, laced with humor. It tells the story of a 59-year-old woodworker (played by Dave Johns), who loses his job after having a heart attack. His name is Daniel Blake.
Despite being found unfit to work by his doctor, the government denies him benefits and tells him to find a job. Only Loach could tell it such a way to make you laugh — and cry.
Gruff but goodhearted, Daniel stubbornly tries to put on a good face. He befriends Katie (Hayley Squires), a single mother and her two children, who are also in a desperate situation.
This film is deadly serious in its point of view: the struggle of working people to survive. With Ken Loach’s insistence for showing the impact of public institutions upon people’s lives, we squirm with discomfort and uneasy chuckles.
In spite of red tape and related misfortunes, these characters push back and forward, determined to make their own way. I, Daniel Blake is a movie with a fierce, simple dignity, peppered with humor and an unflinching message that social justice means putting human beings first.
Following the film people are invited to participate in a short time of discussion on the film’s subject.
Doors open at 6:30p.m. for light refreshments. For directions to the Peace Center of Delaware County visit www.delcopeacecenter.org or call 484-574-1148.
The First-Friday film series at the Peace Center of Delaware County is co-sponsored by the Brandywine Peace Community.
I, DANIEL BLAKE film trailer, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahWgxw9E_h4