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Well I've been told by my doctor that I'm not supposed to go back to work yet
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I, Daniel Blake

Well I've been told by my doctorthat I'm not supposed to go back to work yet

Well I've been told by my doctor
that I'm not supposed to go back to work yet

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Well I've been told by my doctor that I'm not supposed to go back to work yet.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
79
Timestamp in Movie
00:44:30
Uploaded
Oct 31, 2025
Genres
drama
Production
Sixteen Films,Why Not Productions,Wild Bunch,BFI,BBC Film,Les Films du Fleuve

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Movie Summary

After surviving a heart-attack, a 59-year-old carpenter must fight bureaucratic forces to receive Employment and Support Allowance.
Then you should apply for Employment and Support Allowance. - I, Daniel Blake 00:05
Then you should apply for Employment and Support Allowance.
I have, but I've been knocked back by some quack - I, Daniel Blake 00:07
I have, but I've been knocked back by some quack
You just need to put your signature here. I shall date it later on. - I, Daniel Blake 00:06
You just need to put your signature here. I shall date it la...
H CV“ f? - I, Daniel Blake 00:07
H CV“ f?
This is an agreement between you and the State. - I, Daniel Blake 00:06
This is an agreement between you and the State.
- No, you must... - I'm desperate to go back to work. - I, Daniel Blake 00:05
- No, you must... - I'm desperate to go back to work.
- If you're desperate to get back to work... - Unless the doctor tells us... - I, Daniel Blake 00:05
- If you're desperate to get back to work... - Unless t...
You need to have an up-to-date CV, - I, Daniel Blake 00:06
You need to have an up-to-date CV,
There's a CV workshop that I would like you to attend - I, Daniel Blake 00:10
There's a CV workshop that I would like you to attend
No, Mr Blake. This is a formal direction. - I, Daniel Blake 00:07
No, Mr Blake. This is a formal direction.
You will attend if you want to proceed with your Jobseeker's Allowance claim. - I, Daniel Blake 00:07
You will attend if you want to proceed with your Jobseeker&#...
Then you will be referred for a sanction. - I, Daniel Blake 00:05
Then you will be referred for a sanction.
That's how much a typical employer spends flipping through a CV. - I, Daniel Blake 00:06
That's how much a typical employer spends flipping thro...
For a skilled job, it's twenty to one. - I, Daniel Blake 00:05
For a skilled job, it's twenty to one.
Costa Coffee advertised eight jobs. - I, Daniel Blake 00:05
Costa Coffee advertised eight jobs.
We should all be drinking a lot more bloody coffee - I, Daniel Blake 00:04
We should all be drinking a lot more bloody coffee
This is serious business - I, Daniel Blake 00:06
This is serious business
Well if you can count, it's obvious. There's not enough jobs. Fact. - I, Daniel Blake 00:05
Well if you can count, it's obvious. There's not e...
For those of us in the real world, - I, Daniel Blake 00:07
For those of us in the real world,
"You must stand - I, Daniel Blake 00:11
"You must stand