Drama

I, Daniel Blake

A middle aged carpenter, who requires state welfare after injuring himself, is joined by a single mother in a similar scenario.

Release Date : 2016-10-21

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Sixteen FilmsWhy Not ProductionsWild BunchBBC FilmLes Films du Fleuve

Production Country : United KingdomFranceBelgium

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Dan

Original Name : Dave Johns

Gender : Male

Character Name : Katie

Original Name : Hayley Squires

Gender : Female

Character Name : Daisy

Original Name : Briana Shann

Gender : Female

Character Name : Dylan

Original Name : Dylan McKiernan

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ann

Original Name : Kate Rutter

Gender : Female

Character Name : Sheila

Original Name : Sharon Percy

Gender : Female

Character Name : China

Original Name : Kema Sikazwe

Gender : Male

Character Name : Piper

Original Name : Magpie Richens

Gender : Male

Character Name : Assessor

Original Name : Amanda Payne

Gender : Male

Character Name : At the Sawmill

Original Name : Chris McGlade

Gender : Male

Character Name : At the Sawmill

Original Name : Shaun Prendergast

Gender : Male

Character Name : At the Sawmill

Original Name : Gavin Webster

Gender : Male

Character Name : Specialist Nurse

Original Name : Sammy T. Dobson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Neighbour With Dog

Original Name : Mickey Hutton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Postman

Original Name : Colin Coombs

Gender : Male

Character Name : Benefit Enquiry Line Advisor

Original Name : David Murray

Gender : Male

Character Name : Floor Manager

Original Name : Stephen Clegg

Gender : Male

Character Name : Job Centre Guard

Original Name : Andy Kidd

Gender : Male

Character Name : Job Centre Officer Manager

Original Name : Kay Gilchrist-Ward

Gender : Male

Character Name : Stan Li

Original Name : Dan Li

Gender : Male

Character Name : Librarian

Original Name : Jane Birch

Gender : Male

Character Name : Student

Original Name : Kimberley Blair Smith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Student

Original Name : Junior Atilassi

Gender : Male

Character Name : C.V. Instructor

Original Name : John Sumner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Harry Edwards

Original Name : Dave Turner

Gender : Male

Character Name : Food Bank

Original Name : Jackie Robinson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Food Bank

Original Name : Kathleen Germain

Gender : Male

Character Name : Food Bank

Original Name : Christine Wood

Gender : Male

Character Name : Supermarket Guard Ivan

Original Name : Micky McGregor

Gender : Male

Character Name : Supermarket Manager

Original Name : Neil Stuart Morton

Gender : Male

Character Name : Decision Maker

Original Name : Roy McCartney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Furniture Dealer

Original Name : Stephen Halliday

Gender : Male

Character Name : Business Woman

Original Name : Julie Nicholson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Woman in House

Original Name : Viktoria Kay

Gender : Female

Character Name : Scotsman

Original Name : Malcolm Shields

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police

Original Name : Bryn Jones

Gender : Male

Character Name : Police

Original Name : Helen Dixon

Gender : Male

Character Name : Senior Police Officer

Original Name : Gary Jacques

Gender : Male

Character Name : Welfare Rights Officer

Original Name : Mick Laffey

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Patricia Roberts

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Yvonne Maher

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Susan Robinson

Gender : Male

Character Name : Man at C.V. Meeting

Original Name : Mike Milligan

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Laura Jane Barnes-Martin

Gender : Male

Character Name : Appeal Receptionist

Original Name : Harriet Ghost

Gender : Female

Character Name :

Original Name : Brian Scurr

Gender : Male

Character Name : Shopper (uncredited)

Original Name : James Hepworth

Gender : Male

Character Name : Employment Support Allowance Assessor (uncredited)

Original Name : Natalie Ann Jamieson

Gender : Female

Character Name : Man in Food Bank (uncredited)

Original Name : Rob Kirtley

Gender : Male

Reviews

Reno

@Rangan

2024-05-16

**A reminder that the society is made up of all kinds of people and some of them need gentle assistance.** There was an Oscar buzz for this. Many film experts thought it would sail through, but that did not happen. Now I saw it and I think it should have made into. If the priests' dirty secrets were recognised to condemn on such a big platform, then this film deserves as well. Because it reveals the cruelty against the economically weaker families and computer illiterate old men. It is only this much short to be called a documentary film. I mean it was very realistic with cinematic dialogues, otherwise a documentary. This is a message film, highlights what's wrong with our system and who are all suffering from it. The actors were great and the 80 years- old director had done a magnificent job. You could watch as many films you want, but if you fail to watch a film like this often, there no meaning getting into film watching business. The story follows a 60 year old widower whose name mentioned in the title. As he is recovering from heart attack and as advise given by his doctor, now he's out of the job and support allowance. Whenever he approaches the officials to look his issue, they always come up with different reasons to send him back disappointing. Especially not being into the computers, he struggles to fill forms on the internet platform. He's very patience and following everything they have told him to do. One day he comes to aid to a single mother with two kids who recently moved to the city from London, when she is too struggling in the employment agency to get a job. So their relationship grows as they lend hands to one another in tough times. Following, how they recover from the issues they are facing is what the film to cover in the remaining parts. > "Listen, you know, you give me a plot of land, I can build you a house. But I've never been anywhere near a computer." I liked this the film, but I think it was too realistic for my kind of taste. Because I like emotional parts and in this film those parts were highly effective, but not sentimentally striking way. Maybe you can say, less music with more dramatisation changed the storytelling style. Though the focus given on economically lower class and their way of life, not intentionally, but lack of support in society, all these were well detailed. I have always supported films that point outs flaws in basic establishment in society. Almost all the major struggling juncture one goes through in the employment agency, particularly if the person was old is uncovered. Like the telephone calls responding to the recorded message, online applications, as well as meeting them in person. What we're facing right now in the world is or to know is, not everybody is a computer literate. It'll be in the future, but not now. They are not getting proper help, particularly agency treating them like the illegal immigrants. In addition the film gets more interesting when a single mother was introduced. On the other side, different issues faced by poverty ridden small family, particularly her desperate attempt to fulfill the basic needs of her children is heartbreaking. This is not just the English problem, but everywhere else in the world. It had won several awards, particularly one BAFTA award. A good film for everyone, only if you understand the notion of the film or else will be a boring film. While I was watching it, I thought it was a regular kind drama, so I kept expecting that things would turn this and that way. For almost the entire film, but it's only in the final stage something it came up with to surprise me. So my advice is keep low expectation and be patience. More importantly accept what it reveals than what you want from it. If you fail on that, then its not your film and to know that the only way is to watch it. _7½/10_