I, Daniel Blake(2016)
movie - first aired/released 2016-10-21 - 100 min - audience 7.7
Drama
Directed by Ken Loach
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 JohnsDan
Hayley SquiresKatie
Briana ShannDaisy
Dylan McKiernanDylan
Kate RutterAnn
Sharon PercySheila
Kema SikazweChina- Magpie RichensPiper
- Amanda PayneAssessor
Chris McGladeAt the Sawmill
Shaun PrendergastAt the Sawmill- Gavin WebsterAt the Sawmill
Sammy T. DobsonSpecialist Nurse- Mickey HuttonNeighbour With Dog
- Colin CoombsPostman
- David MurrayBenefit Enquiry Line Advisor
Stephen CleggFloor Manager
Andy KiddJob Centre Guard
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- Kay Gilchrist-WardJob Centre Officer Manager
Dan LiStan Li- Jane BirchLibrarian
- Kimberley Blair SmithStudent
- Junior AtilassiStudent
- John SumnerC.V. Instructor
Dave TurnerHarry Edwards- Jackie RobinsonFood Bank
- Kathleen GermainFood Bank
- Christine WoodFood Bank
Micky McGregorSupermarket Guard Ivan- Neil Stuart MortonSupermarket Manager
- Roy McCartneyDecision Maker
- Stephen HallidayFurniture Dealer
Julie NicholsonBusiness Woman
Viktoria KayWoman in House
Malcolm ShieldsScotsman
Bryn JonesPolice- Helen DixonPolice
- Gary JacquesSenior Police Officer
- Mick LaffeyWelfare Rights Officer
- Patricia Roberts
- Yvonne Maher
- Susan Robinson
Mike MilliganMan at C.V. Meeting- Laura Jane Barnes-Martin
Harriet GhostAppeal Receptionist- Brian Scurr
- James HepworthShopper (uncredited)
Natalie Ann JamiesonEmployment Support Allowance Assessor (uncredited)
Rob KirtleyMan in Food Bank (uncredited)
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