Synopsis
A 59-year-old carpenter recovering from a heart attack befriends a single mother and her two kids as they navigate the impersonal, Kafkaesque benefits system. With equal amounts of humour, warmth and despair, the journey is heartfelt and emotional until the end.
Awards
Details
- Released
- 21 October 2016
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Director
- Ken Loach
- Writers
- Paul Laverty
- Box office
- $15,697,699
- Countries
- United Kingdom, France, Belgium
- Languages
- English
- Production
- Sixteen Films, Why Not Productions, Wild Bunch, BBC Film, Les Films du Fleuve, France 2 Cinéma, BFI
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Cast
Dave Johns
Hayley SquiresNominated
Briana Shann
Dylan McKiernan
Kate Rutter
Sharon Percy
Kema Sikazwe- MMagpie Richens
- AAmanda Payne
Chris McGlade