I, Daniel Blake
“My name is Daniel Blake. I am a man, not a dog.”
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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Dave Johns
Dan
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Hayley Squires
Katie
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Briana Shann
Daisy
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Dylan McKiernan
Dylan
Kate Rutter
Ann
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The Long Shadow
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Sharon Percy
Sheila
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Cracker
Kema Sikazwe
China
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The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe
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Amanda Payne
Assessor
Known for
Bookish
Chris McGlade
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Known for
The Old Oak
Shaun Prendergast
At the Sawmill
Known for
Wicked
Fast Track: No Limits
Gavin Webster
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Ken Loach Director · Paul Laverty Screenplay George Fenton Composer
Worldwide gross $16M · United States release October 21, 2016 · Produced in United Kingdom, France, Belgium
Box office
Worldwide gross
$15,697,699
Production
Sixteen Films
Production
Why Not Productions
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Wild Bunch
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BBC Film
Production · Studio
Les Films du Fleuve
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France 2 Cinéma
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BFI
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British Film Institute
Production
United Kingdom · France · Belgium
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
France · May 13, 2016
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United Kingdom · October 21, 2016
Theatrical
United States · October 21, 2016
Theatrical
United States · June 9, 2017
Digital
United States
October 1, 2016 · Premiere · New York Film Festival
January 8, 2017 · Premiere · Palm Springs International Film Festival
April 15, 2017 · Premiere · (Sarratt Student Center)(Nashville, TN)
Argentina
November 28, 2016 · Premiere · Cannes Film Festival Week
June 22, 2017 · Theatrical
Australia
November 17, 2016 · Theatrical
Austria
October 28, 2016 · Premiere · Vienna International Film Festival
November 25, 2016 · Theatrical
Belgium
October 21, 2016 · Limited theatrical
Bosnia & Herzegovina
August 16, 2016 · Premiere · Sarajevo Film Festival
Brazil
October 9, 2016 · Premiere · Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
January 5, 2017 · Theatrical · mj.gov.br - IMOVISION
Canada
September 8, 2016 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
May 5, 2017 · Limited theatrical
Chile
September 28, 2017 · Limited theatrical
China
April 19, 2017 · Premiere · Beijing International Film Festival
June 14, 2026 · Premiere · Shanghai International Film Festival
Croatia
March 9, 2017 · Theatrical
Czechia
February 2, 2017 · Theatrical
Denmark
December 22, 2016 · Theatrical
Finland
September 21, 2016 · Premiere · Helsinki International Film Festival
October 21, 2016 · Limited theatrical
November 11, 2016 · Theatrical
France
October 26, 2016 · Theatrical
Germany
November 24, 2016 · Theatrical
Greece
November 3, 2016 · Theatrical
January 16, 2017 · Physical · DVD
Hong Kong SAR China
February 9, 2017 · Theatrical
Hungary
December 1, 2016 · Theatrical
India
March 24, 2017 · Theatrical
Iran
April 22, 2017 · Premiere · Fajr International Film Festival
Ireland
October 21, 2016 · Theatrical
Israel
April 6, 2017 · Theatrical
Italy
June 11, 2016 · Premiere · Biografilm Festival
October 21, 2016 · Theatrical
Japan
March 18, 2017 · Theatrical
Malaysia
March 3, 2017 · Premiere · Malaysia International Film Festival
December 7, 2017 · Theatrical
Mexico
May 19, 2017 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 2, 2016 · Premiere · PAC Festival
November 24, 2016 · Theatrical
February 27, 2017 · Physical · DVD, Blu ray
September 7, 2018 · TV · NPO 2
New Zealand
July 15, 2016 · Premiere · New Zealand International Film Festival
North Macedonia
November 11, 2016 · Premiere · Cinedays Film Festival
December 1, 2016 · Theatrical
Norway
January 20, 2017 · Theatrical
Philippines
November 14, 2016 · Premiere · Cinema One Originals Film Festival
Poland
July 22, 2016 · Premiere · New Horizons Film Festival
October 21, 2016 · Theatrical
Portugal
December 1, 2016 · Theatrical
September 2, 2019 · TV
Romania
March 10, 2017 · Theatrical
Russia
October 27, 2016 · Theatrical
Singapore
November 27, 2016 · Premiere · Singapore International Film Festival
South Korea
October 9, 2016 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
December 8, 2016 · Theatrical
Spain
September 21, 2016 · Premiere · Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival
October 28, 2016 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 21, 2016 · Theatrical
Switzerland
August 11, 2016 · Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
October 26, 2016 · Theatrical · French
November 10, 2016 · Theatrical · Italian
December 8, 2016 · Theatrical · German
Taiwan
December 23, 2016 · Theatrical
Türkiye
December 30, 2016 · Theatrical
Ukraine
December 8, 2016 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
December 13, 2016 · Premiere · Dubai International Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 18, 2016 · Premiere · London
Uruguay
July 13, 2017 · Theatrical
Vietnam
November 1, 2016 · Theatrical · Hanoi International Film Festival
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