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.
Director Ken Loach
Trailer
Cast
Sharon Percy
Sheila
Harriet Ghost
Appeal Receptionist
Shaun Prendergast
At the Sawmill
Sammy T. Dobson
Specialist Nurse
Kema Sikazwe
China
Malcolm Shields
Scotsman
Andy Kidd
Job Centre Guard
Julie Nicholson
Business Woman
Bryn Jones
Police
Natalie Ann Jamieson
Employment Support Allowance Assessor (uncredited)
Hayley Squires
Katie
Dave Turner
Harry Edwards
Micky McGregor
Supermarket Guard Ivan
Mike Milligan
Man at C.V. Meeting
Dan Li
Stan Li
Stephen Clegg
Floor Manager
Briana Shann
Daisy
Rob Kirtley
Man in Food Bank (uncredited)
Dave Johns
Dan
Dylan McKiernan
Dylan
Kate Rutter
Ann
Chris McGlade
At the Sawmill
Viktoria Kay
Woman in House