I, Daniel Blake
Middle‑aged carpenter Daniel Blake fights a cold, indifferent bureaucracy to secure the disability benefits he’s legally owed, while forming an unlikely alliance with a desperate single mother whose own survival hangs in the balance.
“My name is Daniel Blake. I am a man, not a dog.”
Synopsis
A middle-aged carpenter who becomes reliant on state welfare after sustaining an injury is joined by a single mother in a comparable situation.
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Edited by Jonathan MorrisShot by Robbie RyanScored by George FentonDesigned by Fergus Clegg
Box Office
2016 · Box office
Grossed $15.8M worldwide
Worldwide gross
$15.8M
Also known as
- Ich, Daniel Blakede
- Moi, Daniel Blakefr
- Io, Daniel Blakeit
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Cast & Crew
58 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Dave Johns
as Daniel Blake
Hayley Squires
as Katie
Sharon Percy
as Sheila
Briana Shann
as Daisy
Dylan Mckiernan
as Dylan
Kate Rutter
as Ann
Kema Sikazwe
as China
Magpie Richens
as Piper
Amanda Payne
as Employment Support Allowance Assessor
Chris Mcglade
as At the Sawmill
Shaun Prendergast
as At the Sawmill
Gavin Webster
as At the Sawmill
Supporting cast
37Sammy T Dobson
as Specialist Nurse
Mickey Hutton
as Neighbour With Dog
Colin Coombs
as Postman
David Murray
as Benefit Enquiry Line Advisor
Stephen Clegg
as Floor Manager
Andy Kidd
as Job Centre Guard
Kay Gilchrist Ward
as Job Centre Officer Manager
Dan Li
as Stan Li
Jane Birch
as Librarian
Kimberley Blair Smith
as Student
Junior Atilassi
as Student
John Sumner
as C.V. Instructor
Dave Turner
as Harry Edwards
Jackie Robinson
as Food Bank
Kathleen Germain
as Food Bank
Christine Wood
as Food Bank
Micky Mcgregor
as Supermarket Guard Ivan
Neil Stuart Morton
as Supermarket Manager
Roy Mccartney
as Decision Maker
Stephen Halliday
as Furniture Dealer
Julie Nicholson
as Business Woman
Viktoria Kay
as Woman in House
Malcolm Shields
as Scotsman
Bryn Jones
as Police
Helen Dixon
as Police
Gary Jacques
as Senior Police Officer
Mick Laffey
as Welfare Rights Officer
Patricia Roberts
Yvonne Maher
Susan Robinson
Mike Milligan
as Man at C.V. Meeting
Laura Jane Barnes Martin
Harriet Ghost
as Appeal Receptionist
Brian Scurr
James Hepworth
as Shopper (uncredited)
Natalie Ann Jamieson
as Employment Support Allowance Assessor (uncredited)
Rob Kirtley
as Man in Food Bank (uncredited)
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