Daniel Prokop presents — I, Daniel Blake
ENG + CZ subtitles
The welfare system’s absurdities are something both the film’s Daniel Blake and sociologist Daniel Prokop keep bumping into. Yet the research from his organization, PAQ Research, tells a clear story: a smarter, better-targeted benefits system could pull tens of thousands of Czechs out of extreme poverty. Even here, though, people run into no shortage of obstacles — both bureaucratic and psychological. So what are the most common ones? And what would it take to bring the kind of “Fair Growth” to Czechia that Prokop lays out in his new book?
About the film:
Daniel Blake (Dave Johns) is a 59-year-old widowed carpenter who must rely on welfare after a recent heart attack leaves him unable to work. Despite his doctor’s diagnosis, British authorities deny Blake’s benefits and tell him to return to his job. As Daniel navigates his way through an agonizing appeal process, he begins to develop a strong bond with a destitute, single mother (Hayley Squires) who’s struggling to take care of her two children.