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After having suffered a heart-attack, a 59-year-old carpenter must fight the bureaucratic forces of the system in order to receive Employment and Support Allowance.
- DIRECTORS
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- Ken Loach
- Laura Obiols
- WRITER
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- Paul Laverty
- STUDIOS
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- Sixteen Films
- Why Not Productions
- Wild Bunch
A 59 year old carpenter recovering from a heart attack befriends a single mother and her two kids as they navigate their way through the impersonal, Kafkaesque benefits system. With equal amounts of humor, warmth and despair, the journey is heartfelt and emotional until the end.
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