Ricky and his family have been fighting an uphill struggle against debt since the 2008 financial crash. An opportunity to wrestle back some independence appears with a shiny new van and the chance to run a franchise as a self-employed delivery driver. It's hard work, and his wife's job as a carer is no easier. The family unit is strong but when both are pulled in different directions everything comes to breaking point.
Sorry We Missed You is a film about family dynamics as much as it is about what we sacrifice as a society for the convenience of next-day home deliveries. Its in the quiet observation of working-class parents and their children that 83-year-old Ken Loachs latest film hits its nuanced, deeply emotional notes.
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Well directed and well acted, Sorry We Missed You is a touching and real portrayal of working-class people trying to survive in a cruel system.
8/10
