I, Daniel Blake
I, Daniel Blake was a huge critical success in 2016 鈥� shining a light on the realities of extreme poverty in the UK. Now, its star Dave Johns is turning it into a stage show.
The star of the BAFTA winning film I, Daniel Blake says he wants to make people angry with his new adaption of the story for the stage. The play focuses on the struggles of people in Newcastle coping with poverty and using food banks. Dave Johns, who played the title role in the film, says life has got worse for too many people since it won a series of awards in 2016. In this episode of 5 Minutes On, 麻豆社 News Correspondent Danny Savage goes behind the scenes of the production, learning about the real people that inspired it.
Image Credit - 麻豆社 News. Film audio - Sixteen Films
