10 Most Anticipated Films At Cannes 2016
5. I, Daniel Blake
Playing: In Competition
What Is It? If you aren't social realist-ed out by The Unknown Girl, there's also I, Daniel Blake from another Palme d'Or winner Ken Loach, returning to the festival for the first time in ten years (he won for The Wind That Shakes The Barley in 2006). It sounds like a pretty expansive film from the director, with the titular character's struggle with the UK welfare system bringing him in contact with a woman whose only escape from hostels is to move across the country.
Why It Should Be Great: Loach mastered kitchen sink dramas decades ago and while his films don't always have the biggest releases, that rarely speaks of their quality.
Also, it's set in the North East, home of WhatCulture, so there's that.
When's It Out Elsewhere? 2016 TBA (UK)