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