Movie
I, Daniel Blake
Overview
A middle aged carpenter, who requires state welfare after injuring himself, is joined by a single mother in a similar scenario.
Details
- Release date
- 2016-10-21
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Sixteen Films, Why Not Productions, Wild Bunch, BBC Film, Les Films du Fleuve, France 2 Cinéma, BFI
- Country
- United Kingdom, France, Belgium
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Dave Johns as Dan
- Hayley Squires as Katie
- Briana Shann as Daisy
- Dylan McKiernan as Dylan
- Kate Rutter as Ann
- Sharon Percy as Sheila
- Kema Sikazwe as China
- Magpie Richens as Piper
- Amanda Payne as Assessor
- Chris McGlade as At the Sawmill
- Shaun Prendergast as At the Sawmill
- Gavin Webster as At the Sawmill
Crew
- Ken Loach - Director
- Paul Laverty - Screenplay
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