# Sorry We Missed You (2019)

> A delivery driver’s bid for financial independence intensifies the debt, labor pressures, and family fractures he hoped to escape.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/362404

## Facts

- Runtime: 101 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Ken Loach
- Cast: Kris Hitchen, Debbie Honeywood, Rhys Mcgowan, Katie Proctor, Ross Brewster, Charlie Richmond, Julian Ions, Sheila Dunkerley
- TMDB rating: 7.3/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8359816/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: bleak, compassionate, troubling, serious film night, social justice discussion

## Synopsis

A family's struggle against debt leads to a breaking point in their pursuit of independence.

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