France / May 13, 2016 / Cannes Film Festival
My name is Daniel Blake. I am a man, not a dog.
1h 40min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
A middle aged carpenter, who requires state welfare after injuring himself, is joined by a single mother in a similar scenario.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Magpie Richens | Piper |
| Amanda Payne | Assessor |
| Chris McGlade | At the Sawmill |
| Shaun Prendergast | At the Sawmill |
| Gavin Webster | At the Sawmill |
| Sammy T. Dobson | Specialist Nurse |
| Mickey Hutton | Neighbour With Dog |
| Colin Coombs | Postman |
| David Murray | Benefit Enquiry Line Advisor |
| Stephen Clegg | Floor Manager |
| Andy Kidd | Job Centre Guard |
| Kay Gilchrist-Ward | Job Centre Officer Manager |
| Dan Li | Stan Li |
| Jane Birch | Librarian |
| Kimberley Blair Smith | Student |
| Junior Atilassi | Student |
| John Sumner | C.V. Instructor |
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| Dave Turner | Harry Edwards |
| Jackie Robinson | Food Bank |
| Kathleen Germain | Food Bank |
| Christine Wood | Food Bank |
| Micky McGregor | Supermarket Guard Ivan |
| Neil Stuart Morton | Supermarket Manager |
| Roy McCartney | Decision Maker |
| Stephen Halliday | Furniture Dealer |
| Julie Nicholson | Business Woman |
| Viktoria Kay | Woman in House |
| Malcolm Shields | Scotsman |
| Bryn Jones | Police |
| Helen Dixon | Police |
| Gary Jacques | Senior Police Officer |
| Mick Laffey | Welfare Rights Officer |
| Patricia Roberts | |
| Yvonne Maher | |
| Susan Robinson | |
| Mike Milligan | Man at C.V. Meeting |
| Laura Jane Barnes-Martin | |
| Harriet Ghost | Appeal Receptionist |
| Brian Scurr | |
| James Hepworth | Shopper (uncredited) |
| Natalie Ann Jamieson | Employment Support Allowance Assessor (uncredited) |
| Rob Kirtley | Man in Food Bank (uncredited) |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | I, Daniel Blake |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom, France, Belgium |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Sixteen Films, Why Not Productions, Wild Bunch, BBC Film, Les Films du Fleuve, France 2 Cinéma, BFI |
| Official site | sixteenfilms.co.uk |
| Release date | 21 ottobre 2016 |
| Executive producer | Pascal Caucheteux, Grégoire Sorlat, Vincent Maraval |
| Production | Rebecca O'Brien, Philippe Logie, Eimhear McMahon |
| Writer | Paul Laverty |
| Casting | Kahleen Crawford |
| Editing | Jonathan Morris, Alison Carter, Gareth Spensley |
| Cinematography | Robbie Ryan, Matt Fisher, Ellen Pickering, Joss Barratt, Andrew O'Reilly, Joachim Philippe, Léo Lefèvre |
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Release dates
Premiere
Italy / Jun 11, 2016 / Biografilm Festival
New Zealand / Jul 15, 2016 / New Zealand International Film Festival
Poland / Jul 22, 2016 / 16 / New Horizons Film Festival
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Switzerland / Aug 11, 2016 / Locarno Film Festival
Bosnia & Herzegovina / Aug 16, 2016 / Sarajevo Film Festival
Canada / Sep 08, 2016 / Toronto International Film Festival
Finland / Sep 21, 2016 / Helsinki International Film Festival
Spain / Sep 21, 2016 / Donostia-San Sebastián International Film Festival
United States / Oct 01, 2016 / New York Film Festival
Netherlands / Oct 02, 2016 / PAC Festival
Brazil / Oct 09, 2016 / Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival
South Korea / Oct 09, 2016 / 12 / Busan International Film Festival
United Kingdom / Oct 18, 2016 / London
Austria / Oct 28, 2016 / Vienna International Film Festival
North Macedonia / Nov 11, 2016 / Cinedays Film Festival
Philippines / Nov 14, 2016 / Cinema One Originals Film Festival
Singapore / Nov 27, 2016 / Singapore International Film Festival
Argentina / Nov 28, 2016 / Cannes Film Festival Week
United Arab Emirates / Dec 13, 2016 / Dubai International Film Festival
Malaysia / Mar 03, 2017 / Malaysia International Film Festival
China / Apr 19, 2017 / Beijing International Film Festival
Iran / Apr 22, 2017 / Fajr International Film Festival
Limited release
Belgium / Oct 21, 2016 / 12
Finland / Oct 21, 2016 / K-16
Canada / May 05, 2017
Chile / Sep 28, 2017
Theatrical release
Ireland / Oct 21, 2016 / 15A
Italy / Oct 21, 2016 / T
Poland / Oct 21, 2016
Sweden / Oct 21, 2016 / 11
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United Kingdom / Oct 21, 2016 / 15
United States / Oct 21, 2016 / R
France / Oct 26, 2016
Switzerland / Oct 26, 2016 / 10
Russia / Oct 27, 2016 / 16+
Spain / Oct 28, 2016
Vietnam / Nov 01, 2016 / Hanoi International Film Festival
Greece / Nov 03, 2016 / Κ-12
Finland / Nov 11, 2016
Australia / Nov 17, 2016 / MA15+
Germany / Nov 24, 2016 / 6
Netherlands / Nov 24, 2016 / AL
Austria / Nov 25, 2016
Hungary / Dec 01, 2016
North Macedonia / Dec 01, 2016
Portugal / Dec 01, 2016 / M/12
South Korea / Dec 08, 2016 / 12
Ukraine / Dec 08, 2016
Denmark / Dec 22, 2016 / 11
Taiwan / Dec 23, 2016
Türkiye / Dec 30, 2016
Brazil / Jan 05, 2017 / 12 / mj.gov.br - IMOVISION
Norway / Jan 20, 2017
Czechia / Feb 02, 2017
Hong Kong / Feb 09, 2017
Croatia / Mar 09, 2017
Romania / Mar 10, 2017
Japan / Mar 18, 2017 / G
India / Mar 24, 2017
Israel / Apr 06, 2017
Mexico / May 19, 2017
Argentina / Jun 22, 2017
Uruguay / Jul 13, 2017
Malaysia / Dec 07, 2017
Digital
United States / Jun 09, 2017
Physical media
Greece / Jan 16, 2017 / DVD
Netherlands / Feb 27, 2017 / AL / DVD, Blu ray
TV
Netherlands / Sep 07, 2018 / AL / NPO 2
Portugal / Sep 02, 2019
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