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centreyourself · 22/10/2016 00:20

Has anyone seen it? Ken Loach at his best.

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Leviticus · 22/10/2016 00:28

Have you? I really want to. Trying to find out where it's on.

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centreyourself · 22/10/2016 00:44

Ah Lev it's just brilliant. It's warm, funny, real - so real, and heartbreaking.
And the acting - I don't have he manages to get these performances out of people. I sobbed.
Are you in the U.K.?

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charlestrenet · 22/10/2016 00:51

I'm hoping to see it next week. I love Ken Loach and I am so glad that he has made what sounds to be a very necessary film.

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centreyourself · 22/10/2016 01:18

Come back next week and we'll chatSmile?
Not sure where the 1970's full stops came from in UK !

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Leviticus · 22/10/2016 08:00

Yes I am. It seems like my nearest showing is miles away though. Why are mainstream cinemas so lame?

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Laura222 · 22/10/2016 08:02

I preferred toy story

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Fuckingitup · 22/10/2016 19:11

Hi centre. I've just been to see it.

I don't want to say much as I'm terrible for accidentally giving spoilers.

Everyone was crying. Amazing film but oh so emotional. And yes, warm and funny too. The whole cinema clapped at the end.

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AnnieNoMouse · 22/10/2016 22:16

I've just been - excellent. So glad Ken Loach is still making films like these, but sad so little has changed since Cathy Come Home in the 60's.

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Fuckingitup · 23/10/2016 00:33

I've just re-watched Cathy Come Home.
Very sad that things are still so bad.

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cacaboudin · 23/10/2016 21:12

I went last night. I was glad that I went. Very bleak, very thought provoking and very believable.

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Flyingbellycopters · 23/10/2016 23:12

Thought it was brilliant and unfortunately and shockingly very realistic.
It's ridiculous it's got such small release and in small screens. It's got wider release in France where they love Ken Loach and have more appreciation for Indy films.

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SingaSong12 · 23/10/2016 23:16

A great, heartbreaking film because a lot of it is so realistic.

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SealSong · 23/10/2016 23:22

Ken loach is awesome. Do want to see this film.

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HalfShellHero · 24/10/2016 08:36

I want to see this it looks very gritty and real, I'm. Glad it's set in the north east too or seems to be.

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CartwheelGirl · 24/10/2016 11:47

I watched it and agree that it is very emotional and very well made.

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19lottie82 · 27/10/2016 10:08

I went to see it last night, I wasn't expecting it to be so sad!
I almost started crying at the bit in the food bank.

Everyone clapped at the end where I was too.

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AndNowItsSeven · 27/10/2016 15:36

I did cry at the food bank, I was also filled with rage.

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bestcatintheworld · 28/10/2016 07:12

I went to see this last night. I cried at the food bank and various other bits, at the end, I was just angry. There were only a few people in the cinema, but everybody was stunned. Once girl sobbed really loudly. I went to the toilet afterwards and there was the woman who had sat in front of me, she was just green in her face and visibly shaken. It is such an intelligent film, and I feel so very angry.

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UsedToBeAPaxmanFan · 01/11/2016 18:24

I saw it last night. It's a brilliant, powerful film. It made me cry with sympathy for the characters, but also with anger. The foodbank scene was truly gut wrenching.

The cinena was absutely silent at the end - no talking, some sobbing but I think we all stunned. I was waiting g outside the loo after it finished, and a woman came out I tears, looked at me and said "you've Been crying too, haven't you?" then gave me a hug and said how upset she was by the film.
The acting was so believable. Really worth going to see.

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citykat · 03/11/2016 23:39

Yep silence at my cinema too. A lot of weeping.slots of it ad libbed I hear. Going to read up more about it and find out where my food bank is.

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ClaudiaApfelstrudel · 13/11/2016 09:47

I saw it and thought it was a bit over the top in parts and some absolutely dreadful acting but I liked the overall feeling and sentiment of the film

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absolutelynotfabulous · 15/11/2016 10:42

Saw it last night. A bit hammy and clichéd in parts but no doubt is an accurate description of many people's experiences.

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musicghostly · 18/11/2016 10:03

I saw it with DD who is 17. I persuaded her along because I thought it would be good for her to understand just how lucky she is to have food, clothes, a warm house etc. Though actually, these things should be a given for everyone.

We did think some of it was a bit cliched and predictable but I still found it very thought provoking and thought the acting was very real. I came away with a despair about how crap modern life is - all the automated systems, the beaurocracy, the lack of humanity, the hundreds of people chasing every job - and I wonder how we've got to this position.

I was struck by all the government money that's going into this ridiculous beaurocracy instead of where it's really needed. Something the film didn't mention but DD and I both thought about the poor single mum is how come the father gets away scot free? I bet he isn't in a homeless hostel or moved hundreds of miles from family. It also made me angry when the job centre woman said "shall I write you a food bank letter?" I thought, yes, you know damn well you're basically starving someone so let's rely on other people instead of providing for this poor bloke from the taxes he's paid his whole life. I think people felt a lot of anger as well as sadness at the end. We need to overhaul so many things in this country it's hard to know where to start. I really hope every government official and MP is made to watch this.

What really scared me most, though, is that could be most of us. I'm lucky enough now to have a small amount if savings, but even living as frugally as possible they'd only last us 2 or 3 months if we had no income - and I know that's more than a lot of people. Five years ago we'd have had no buffer because we were just hand to mouth every month.

There must be millions of people in Britain, us included, who are only one illness or one job loss away from being in the same position as the film characters. That's frightening and none of us can or should think these issues don't or couldn't affect us.

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TurquoiseDress · 11/12/2016 18:45

I saw this film when it came out, didn't know much about but went on a solo trip to watch it.

Found it very eye opening & moving, it has stayed in my memory since.
It was sad how it ended, but it gave a real insight into the lives of those on benefits & the struggles at the job centre etc.

I'd recommended it.

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daisychain01 · 13/12/2016 15:06

My friend and I were talking about the film today, I'm trying to find a local cinema to go and see it.

A somewhat random, but relevant thought. I buy extra food in the supermarket to add to the food bank box, one item that I'll be buying in future is sanitary towels and tampons. For someone on a very tight budget these essentials are so expensive to buy!

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