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I, Daniel Blake

I, Daniel Blake2016

★7.7100 minDrama

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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Stars

Dave Johns Hayley Squires Briana Shann

Cast49

Dave Johns
as Dan
Hayley Squires
as Katie
Briana Shann
as Daisy
Dylan McKiernan
as Dylan
Kate Rutter
as Ann
Sharon Percy
as Sheila
Kema Sikazwe
as China
M
Magpie Richens
as Piper
A
Amanda Payne
as Assessor
Chris McGlade
as At the Sawmill
Shaun Prendergast
as At the Sawmill
G
Gavin Webster
as At the Sawmill
Sammy T. Dobson
as Specialist Nurse
M
Mickey Hutton
as Neighbour With Dog
C
Colin Coombs
as Postman
D
David Murray
as Benefit Enquiry Line Advisor
Stephen Clegg
as Floor Manager
Andy Kidd
as Job Centre Guard
K
Kay Gilchrist-Ward
as Job Centre Officer Manager
Dan Li
as Stan Li
J
Jane Birch
as Librarian
K
Kimberley Blair Smith
as Student
J
Junior Atilassi
as Student
J
John Sumner
as C.V. Instructor
Dave Turner
as Harry Edwards
J
Jackie Robinson
as Food Bank
K
Kathleen Germain
as Food Bank
C
Christine Wood
as Food Bank
Micky McGregor
as Supermarket Guard Ivan
N
Neil Stuart Morton
as Supermarket Manager
R
Roy McCartney
as Decision Maker
S
Stephen Halliday
as Furniture Dealer
Julie Nicholson
as Business Woman
Viktoria Kay
as Woman in House
Malcolm Shields
as Scotsman
Bryn Jones
as Police
H
Helen Dixon
as Police
G
Gary Jacques
as Senior Police Officer
M
Mick Laffey
as Welfare Rights Officer
P
Patricia Roberts
Y
Yvonne Maher
S
Susan Robinson
Mike Milligan
as Man at C.V. Meeting
L
Laura Jane Barnes-Martin
Harriet Ghost
as Appeal Receptionist
B
Brian Scurr
J
James Hepworth
as Shopper (uncredited)
Natalie Ann Jamieson
as Employment Support Allowance Assessor (uncredited)
Rob Kirtley
as Man in Food Bank (uncredited)

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