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A UK delivery driver and his wife fall into the trap of gig economy exploitation.
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The British working class is once again the empathetic subject of Ken Loach’s Sorry We Missed You, a wrenching, intimate family drama that exposes the dark side of the so-called “gig economy”. Ricky, a former laborer, and his home-attendant wife Abby—who lost their home in the 2008 financial crash—are desperate to get out of their financial distress. When an opportunity comes up for Ricky to work as his own boss as a delivery driver, they sell their only asset, Abby’s car, to trade it in for a shiny new white van and the dream that Ricky can work his way up to someday owning his own delivery franchise. But the couple find their lives are quickly pushed further to the edge by an unrelenting work schedule, a ruthless supervisor and the needs of their two teenage children. Capturing the sacred moments that make a family as well as the acts of desperation they need to undertake to make it through each day, this universal story is skillfully and indelibly told with unforgettable performances and a searing script by Loach’s long-time collaborator Paul Laverty.
"Ken Loach is one of the most sensitive filmmakers to understand human misery from a social and economic point of view. In 'I, Daniel Blake', for example, the English director had already moved with the journey of a man seeking financial aid after his wife's death. Now, in 'Sorry We Missed You', he dives into the phenomenon of the "uberization" of services. To do this, it tells the story of a man who decides to work on his own as a deliveryman. It is real, human and very uncomfortable. But like any Loach film, it makes us reflect on life in society. It makes us think: how far does this false freedom go?"