I, Daniel Blake

Synopsis

A 59-year-old carpenter recovering from a heart attack befriends a single mother and her two kids as they navigate the impersonal, Kafkaesque benefits system. With equal amounts of humour, warmth and despair, the journey is heartfelt and emotional until the end.

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Cast

Dave Johns

Dan

Hayley Squires

Katie

Briana Shann

Daisy

Dylan McKiernan

Dylan

Kate Rutter

Ann

Sharon Percy

Sheila

Kema Sikazwe

China

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Magpie Richens

Piper

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Amanda Payne

Assessor

Chris McGlade

At the Sawmill

Shaun Prendergast

At the Sawmill

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Gavin Webster

At the Sawmill

Sammy T. Dobson

Specialist Nurse

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Mickey Hutton

Neighbour With Dog

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Colin Coombs

Postman

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David Murray

Benefit Enquiry Line Advisor

Stephen Clegg

Floor Manager

Andy Kidd

Job Centre Guard

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Kay Gilchrist-Ward

Job Centre Officer Manager

Dan Li

Stan Li

Crew

Art

• Fergus Clegg Production Design
• Linda Wilson Production Design
• Caroline Barton Art Direction
• Benjamin James Davis Art Department Assistant
• Martin Butterworth Title Designer
• Caroline Barton Standby Art Director

Camera

• Robbie Ryan Director of Photography
• Matt Fisher Camera Operator
• Matt Fisher Steadicam Operator
• Ellen Pickering Camera Intern
• Joss Barratt Still Photographer
• Andrew O'Reilly Focus Puller
• Joachim Philippe Clapper Loader
• Léo Lefèvre Clapper Loader
• Ellen Pickering Camera Trainee

Costume & Make-Up

• Jo Slater Costume Design

Crew

• Dominic Byles Propmaker
• John Condron Propmaker
• Michael Clayton Mix Technician
• François Tiberghien Generator Operator
• La' Toyah McDonald Floor Runner

Directing

• Ken Loach Director
• Heather Storr Script Supervisor
• David Gilchrist Assistant Director
• Jamie Hamer Second Assistant Director
• Henry Jay Gordon Third Assistant Director

Editing

• Jonathan Morris Editor
• Alison Carter Assistant Editor
• Gareth Spensley Colorist

Lighting

• Dries Houben Best Boy Electric
• Simon Magee Gaffer

Production

• Philippe Logie Associate Producer
• Eimhear McMahon Line Producer
• Rebecca O'Brien Producer
• Kahleen Crawford Casting
• Caroline Stewart Casting Associate
• Courtney Moore Production Coordinator
• Pascal Caucheteux Executive Producer
• Grégoire Sorlat Executive Producer
• Vincent Maraval Executive Producer
• Courtney Jones Production Coordinator
• Lucy Marr Assistant Production Coordinator
• Chris Bevan Assistant Production Coordinator

Sound

• Ray Beckett Production Sound Mixer
• Robert Brazier Sound Effects Editor
• Andrew Caller Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Adam Scrivener Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• John Skehill Sound Mixer
• Neal Skillen Boom Operator
• George Fenton Original Music Composer
• Ben Brazier Dialogue Editor
• Ben Brazier Foley Editor
• Rowena Wilkinson Foley Artist
• Sue Harding Foley Artist

Writing

• Paul Laverty Screenplay

Photos