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My Name Is Joe
Why this pick
Loach again finds fierce humour and tenderness in a cash-strapped working-class community, with a flawed but deeply human man pushed into painful moral compromises.
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MOVIE1993 1h 30m GBR
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
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Why this pick
A buoyant yet socially grounded Loach comedy about people on the margins, where friendship and resourcefulness offer a fragile route beyond entrenched poverty.
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I, Daniel Blake
Why this pick
Its plainspoken realism and fierce empathy for people caught in bureaucratic poverty echo the moral anger beneath Raining Stones, though in a more sombre register.
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Why this pick
This sharp, compassionate ensemble piece brings the same unvarnished working-class detail and gallows humour to men trying to retain dignity as their jobs change around them.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Julie Brown
Anne
Ricky Tomlinson
Tommy
Tom Hickey
Father Barry
Lee Brennan
Irishman
William Ash
Joe
Anna Jaskolka
Shop Assistant
Jimmy Coleman
Dixie (as Jim R. Coleman)
Tony Audenshaw
Drug Pusher