After surviving a heart-attack, a 59-year-old carpenter must fight bureaucratic forces to receive Employment and Support Allowance.
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- Won 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 29 wins & 37 nominations.
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Daniel Blake
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| Hayley Squires | ... |
Katie
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| Briana Shann | ... |
Daisy
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Dylan McKiernan | ... |
Dylan
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| Kate Rutter | ... |
Ann
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Sharon Percy | ... |
Sheila
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Kema Sikazwe | ... |
China
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Magpie Richens | ... |
Piper
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Amanda Payne | ... |
Employment Support Allowance Assessor
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Chris McGlade | ... |
At the Sawmill
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| Shaun Prendergast | ... |
At the Sawmill
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| Gavin Webster | ... |
At the Sawmill
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Sammy T. Dobson | ... |
Specialist Nurse
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Mickey Hutton | ... |
Neighbour with dog
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Colin Coombs | ... |
Postman
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| David Murray | ... |
Benefit Enquiry Line Advisor
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Stephen Clegg | ... |
Job Centre Floor Manager
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Andy Kidd | ... |
Job Centre Guard
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| Dan Li | ... |
Stan Li
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Jane Birch | ... |
Librarian
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Kimberley Blair Smith | ... |
Student
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Junior Atilassi | ... |
Student
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John Sumner | ... |
CV Instructor
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Dave Turner | ... |
Harry Edwards
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Jackie Robinson | ... |
Food Bank
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Kathleen Germain | ... |
Food Bank
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Christine Wood | ... |
Food Bank
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| Micky McGregor | ... |
Supermarket Guard Ivan
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Neil Stuart Morton | ... |
Supermarket manager
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Roy McCartney | ... |
Decision Maker
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Stephen Halliday | ... |
Furniture Dealer
(as Steve Halliday)
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Julie Nicholson | ... |
Business Woman
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| Viktoria Kay | ... |
Woman in House
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| Malcolm Shields | ... |
Scotsman
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Bryn Jones | ... |
Police Officer
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Helen Dixon | ... |
Police Officer
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Gary Jacques | ... |
Senior Police Officer
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Mick Laffey | ... |
Welfare Rights Officer
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Patricia Roberts |
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Yvonne Maher |
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Susan Robinson |
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Mike Milligan |
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Laura Jane Barnes-Martin |
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| Harriet Ghost | ... |
Appeal Receptionist
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Brian Scurr |
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Natalie Ann Jamieson | ... |
Employment Support Allowance Assessor (uncredited)
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Mark Burns | ... |
Job Seeker (uncredited)
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James Hepworth | ... |
Shopper (uncredited)
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Rob Kirtley | ... |
Food Bank (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Ken Loach | ||
Written by
| Paul Laverty | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Tania Antonioli | ... | executive producer: Les Films du Fleuve |
| Rosa Attab | ... | executive producer: Why Not Productions |
| Carole Baraton | ... | executive producer: Wild Bunch |
| Jacqui Barr | ... | executive producer: BBC Films |
| Zoe Brown | ... | executive producer: BBC Films |
| Pauline Bénard | ... | executive producer: Why Not Productions |
| Emmanuelle Castro | ... | executive producer: Wild Bunch |
| Pascal Caucheteux | ... | executive producer |
| Clare Coulter | ... | executive producer: BFI |
| Will Evans | ... | executive producer: BFI |
| Emma Kayee | ... | executive producer: BFI |
| Christine Langan | ... | executive producer: BBC Films |
| Philippe Logie | ... | associate producer |
| Vincent Maraval | ... | executive producer |
| Eimhear McMahon | ... | line producer |
| Fiona Morham | ... | executive producer: BFI |
| Sofia Neves | ... | executive producer: BFI |
| Rebecca O'Brien | ... | producer |
| Joe Oppenheimer | ... | executive producer: BBC Films |
| Ben Roberts | ... | executive producer: BFI |
| Ruth Sanders | ... | executive producer: BBC Films |
| Livy Sandler | ... | executive producer: BBC Films |
| Grégoire Sorlat | ... | executive producer |
| Delphine Tomson | ... | executive producer: Les Films du Fleuve |
| Benjamin Toussaint | ... | executive producer: Why Not Productions |
| Michael Wood | ... | executive producer: BBC Films |
Music by
| George Fenton | ||
Cinematography by
| Robbie Ryan | ||
Editing by
| Jonathan Morris | ||
Editorial Department
| Nick Anderson | ... | on-line editor |
| Alison Carter | ... | assistant editor (uncredited) |
| Steve Farman | ... | negative cutter |
| Erline O'Donovan-Clarke | ... | assistant editor (as Erline O'Donovan) |
| Gareth Spensley | ... | colorist |
| Louise Stewart | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Drew Armstrong | ... | i/o coordinator (uncredited) |
| Tom Cairns | ... | digital intermediate conform editor (uncredited) |
| Michelle Cort | ... | digital intermediate conform editor (uncredited) |
| Dan Crussell | ... | colorist dailies (uncredited) |
| Alice Jowitt | ... | data transfer (uncredited) / digital intermediate operator (uncredited) |
| Steve Knight | ... | digital intermediate coordinator (uncredited) |
| Justin Lanchbury | ... | digital intermediate film consultant (uncredited) |
| Jonny Monks | ... | data transfer (uncredited) / digital intermediate operator (uncredited) |
| Lizzie Newsham | ... | digital intermediate conform editor (uncredited) |
| Andrew Scattergood | ... | data transfer (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Kahleen Crawford | ||
Production Design by
| Nina Byrne | ||
| Fergus Clegg | ||
| Linda Wilson | ||
Costume Design by
| Jo Slater | ... | (as Joanne Slater) |
Makeup Department
| Anita Brolly | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
| Kim Brown | ... | makeup trainee |
| Danielle Jones | ... | make-up dailies |
| Kerry Nicholson | ... | daily |
Production Management
| Adrienne D'Anna | ... | assistant production manager |
| Dave Gales | ... | unit manager |
| David Gales | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| David Gilchrist | ... | first assistant director |
| Henry Jay Gordon | ... | third assistant director (as Henry Gordon) |
| Jamie Hamer | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Caroline Barton | ... | stand-by art director |
| Martin Butterworth | ... | titles designer |
| Dominic Byles | ... | stand-by props |
| John Condron | ... | dressing props |
| Benjamin James Davis | ... | art department assistant (as Benjamin Davis) |
| Colin Dent | ... | construction coordinator |
| Amy Cooper Goodrich | ... | prop buyer |
| Craig Orton | ... | painter |
| Tom Pleydell-Pearce | ... | property master |
| Brett Ridge | ... | Prop Driver |
| Zoe Robinson | ... | petty cash buyer |
| Don Santos | ... | dressing props |
Sound Department
| Ray Beckett | ... | sound recordist |
| Ben Brazier | ... | dialogue editor / foley editor |
| Kevin Brazier | ... | sound editor |
| Robert Brazier | ... | sound effects editor |
| Andrew Caller | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Michael Clayton | ... | sound mix technician |
| Mike Duddy | ... | additional boom operator (as Michael Duddy) |
| Esteban Golubicki | ... | dubbing supervisor |
| Sue Harding | ... | foley artist |
| Alex Lewis | ... | sound trainee |
| Adam Scrivener | ... | re-recording mixer |
| John Skehill | ... | sound mix technician |
| Neal Skillen | ... | boom operator |
| Rowena Wilkinson | ... | foley artist |
Special Effects by
| David Loveridge | ... | computer screen graphics |
| Adeel Punnu | ... | computer screen graphics |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Steven Armstrong | ... | rushes runner |
| Joss Barratt | ... | still photographer |
| Matt Fisher | ... | camera operator: "b" camera / steadicam operator |
| Dries Houben | ... | best boy |
| Léo Lefèvre | ... | clapper loader |
| Simon Magee | ... | gaffer |
| Pete Murphy | ... | additional electrician |
| Ross O'Brien | ... | additional electrician |
| Andrew O'Reilly | ... | focus puller |
| Joachim Philippe | ... | clapper loader |
| Ellen Pickering | ... | camera trainee |
| François Tiberghien | ... | generator operator |
| Davey Morgan | ... | daily electrician (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Polly Malloch | ... | casting assistant |
| Caroline Stewart | ... | casting associate |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Vivienne Race | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
| Nisha Williams | ... | costume assistant |
Location Management
| Aaron Blackburn | ... | location assistant |
| Aaron Blackmore | ... | location assistant |
| Mark Gales | ... | location manager |
| James Godwin | ... | location assistant |
Music Department
| Mat Bartram | ... | music mixer (as Matt Bartram) / music recordist (as Matt Bartram) |
| Caroline Dale | ... | score musician: cello |
| Jess Murphy | ... | score musician: violin |
| Chris Parker | ... | pro tools operator |
| Samuel Pegg | ... | music preparation |
Script and Continuity Department
| Debbie Banbury-Morley | ... | script clearances |
| Heather Storr | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Brian Robson | ... | transportation |
| Dan Robson | ... | transportation |
Additional Crew
| Chris Bevan | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Valérie Boyer | ... | support |
| Martin Butterworth | ... | title designer |
| Ann Cattrall | ... | assistant to director |
| Isabel Chick | ... | production accountant |
| Brahim Choukri | ... | support |
| Anne Flamant | ... | support |
| Ellie Goff | ... | catering: Fine Food |
| Gareth Harding | ... | catering: Fine Food |
| Laurent Hassid | ... | support |
| Bertrand Hassiny-Bonnette | ... | support (as Bertrand Hassini-Bonnette) |
| Niamh Hayes | ... | assistant to producer |
| Susan Humphrey | ... | catering: Fine Food |
| Patrick Jones | ... | production runner |
| Jean Labadie | ... | support |
| Philippe Logie | ... | support: VOO et Be TV |
| Didier Lupfer | ... | support |
| Lucy Marr | ... | assistant production coordinator (as Lucy Marr) |
| La' Toyah McDonald | ... | floor runner |
| Isabelle Molhant | ... | support: Casa Kafka Pictures |
| Courtney Moore | ... | production coordinator |
| Habib Rahman | ... | accountant |
| Ruth Smith | ... | welfare rights advisor |
| Jack Thomas-O'Brien | ... | production |
| Emily Tillman | ... | production runner |
| Kristina Zimmermann | ... | support |
| Alexandre Bourg | ... | marketing assistant: Le Pacte (uncredited) |
| Laurence Granec | ... | press attaché: France (uncredited) |
| Charles McDonald | ... | press (uncredited) |
| Ronak Singh | ... | floor runner: dailies (uncredited) |
| Christina Wood | ... | publicity assistant (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Gillian Atkinson | ... | thanks: Tomorrow's People |
| Neil Baird | ... | thanks: Changing Lives |
| Emma Bell | ... | thanks |
| Laurent Berthou | ... | thanks |
| Susan Bruce | ... | thanks: Stoke-on-Trent |
| Jeanne Campbell | ... | thanks |
| Stephen Carty | ... | thanks (as Dr. Stephen Carty) |
| Helen Coker | ... | thanks: Peanuts Casting |
| Judy Cowgill | ... | thanks: Hawthorn Primary School |
| Tony Cox | ... | thanks |
| Margaret Craig | ... | thanks (as Dr. Margaret Craig) |
| Willie Denholme | ... | thanks |
| Allan Dickinson | ... | thanks (as Reverend Allan Dickinson) |
| Georgy Evans | ... | thanks |
| Carol Gallagher | ... | thanks |
| Kevin Garvey | ... | thanks |
| Dave Ginnelly | ... | thanks |
| Fran Heathcote | ... | thanks |
| Gillian Hewitson | ... | thanks |
| Alasdair Hill | ... | thanks: NUFC |
| Nicolas Livecchi | ... | thanks |
| Vince Logan | ... | thanks |
| Val Lynch | ... | thanks: Changing Lives |
| Kenny Macaskill | ... | thanks (as Kenny MacAskill) |
| John McArdle | ... | thanks: Black Triangle Campaign (as John James McArdle) |
| Lisa McKenzie | ... | thanks: Nottingham |
| Phil Old | ... | thanks: Armed Forces & Veterans Launchpad |
| Chris Orr | ... | thanks |
| Jack Pickering | ... | thanks |
| Bill Scott | ... | thanks |
| Christian Seradura | ... | thanks |
| Shea the Three Legged Dog | ... | thanks |
| Ruth Smith | ... | thanks |
| Fabien Snoek | ... | thanks |
| Warren Thomas | ... | thanks: Hoochie Coochie and Staff |
| Mick Vallance | ... | thanks: The Autonomous Centre of Edinburgh and Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty (as Mike Vallance) |
| Claire Webster | ... | thanks: Skimstone Arts (as Claire Webster Saaremets) |
| David Webster | ... | thanks (as Prof. David Webster) |
| Julie Webster | ... | thanks |
| Bob Whelans | ... | thanks: Newcastle Labour Club |
Production Companies
- Sixteen Films
- Why Not Productions
- Wild Bunch
- British Film Institute (BFI) (support)
- BBC Film (support)
- Les Films du Fleuve
- France 2 Cinéma (participation)
- Canal+
- France Télévisions (participation)
- Le Pacte (participation)
- Cinéart (participation)
- Ciné+
- VOO (participation)
- BeTV (participation)
Distributors
- Entertainment One (2016) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Le Pacte (2016) (France) (theatrical)
- Cinéart (2016) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Filmcoopi (2016) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Filmcoopi (2016) (Switzerland)
- Cinema (2016) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Sundance Selects (2016) (United States) (theatrical)
- Cinéart (2016) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Feelgood Entertainment (2016) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Finnkino (2016) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Norsk Filmdistribusjon (2016) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Prokino Filmverleih (2016) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Scanbox Entertainment (2016) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Scanbox Sweden AB (2016) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Transmission Films (2016) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (2016) (Germany) (theatrical) (through)
- Vertigo Média Kft. (2016) (Hungary) (theatrical)
- Caramel Films (2016) (Spain)
- Filmarti (2016) (Turkey)
- M2 Films (2016) (Poland)
- Midas Filmes (2016) (Portugal)
- Wild Bunch (2016) (World-wide)
- Canibal Networks (2017) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Cine Canibal (2017) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Film Europe (2017) (Czechia) (theatrical)
- Imovision (2017) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Longride (2017) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Mont Blanc Cinema (2017) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- EuroVideo (2017) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD) (ProKino)
- EuroVideo (2017) (Germany) (DVD) (ProKino)
- Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2017) (United Arab Emirates) (Middle East, North Africa & Iran - In association with Teleview International)
- Magic Box (2017) (Czechia) (DVD)
- Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic (2017) (Finland) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- The Criterion Collection (2018) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- The Criterion Collection (2018) (United States) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2019) (Finland) (tv)
- Cinema Prestige (2016) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Disney+ (2022) (United Kingdom) (video) (VOD)
- StudioCanal Germany (2021) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- StudioCanal Germany (2021) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Red Frog (computer graphics)
Other Companies
- Creative Partnership (titles design)
- Molinare (post-production facilities)
- Salon (off-line editorial equipment)
- Eye-Lite (camera equipment provided by)
- Kodak (film stock)
- i-Dailies (telecine)
- Media Insurance Brokers (MIB) (insurance)
- National Lottery (support)
- Pinewood Studios (re-recorded at)
- Angel Studios (music recording and mixing)
- Sapex Scripts (post production script services)
- Maryhill Foodbank (thanks)
- Inclusion Scotland (thanks)
- Dundee Unemployed Workers Network (thanks)
- Nuneaton Doorway (thanks)
- St. Anns Advice Centre (thanks)
- POW Advice (thanks)
- Bay Food Bank (thanks)
- Newcastle Futures (thanks)
- Maxine Brown & Space 2 (thanks)
- Walker YMCA (thanks)
- Hampton by Hilton (thanks)
- Broadacre House (thanks)
- Stephen Grosz Tamsin Allen Bindmans (lawyers)
- Freeway CAM B.V. (collection account management)
- BFI Film Fund (support)
- Belfius (support)
- Cannes Film Festival (festival)
- Hiventy (french subtitles: original version with sibtitles)
- Isobel Griffiths Limited (orchestra contractor)
- MEDIA Programme of the European Union (funding)
- Tax Shelter du Gouvernement Fédéral Belge (support)
- Toronto International Film Festival (festival)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A 59 year old carpenter recovering from a heart attack befriends a single mother and her two kids as they navigate their way through the impersonal, Kafkaesque benefits system. With equal amounts of humor, warmth and despair, the journey is heartfelt and emotional until the end. |
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| Taglines | Intensely Moving and Utterly Heartbreaking! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | From the end credits: «A very special thanks to workers within the DWP [Department for Work and Pensions] and PCS [Public and Commercial Services] Union who provided us with invaluable information but who must remain anonymous.» See more » |
| Goofs | Daniel gets into the police car wearing the coat lent to him, but after the car drives off the coat is left on the pavement. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Versus: The Life and Films of Ken Loach (2016). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Sailing By See more » |
| Crazy Credits | A very special thanks to workers within the DWP [Department for Work and Pensions] and PCS [Public and Commercial Services] Union who provided us with invaluable information but who must remain anonymous. [Government edict that public employees in these departments cannot speak publicly about their work.] See more » |
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Katie: They call this a "pauper's funeral" because it's the cheapest slot, at 9:00. But Dan wasn't a pauper to us. He gave us things that money can't buy. When he died, I found this on him. He always used to write in pencil. And he wanted to read it at his appeal but he never got the chance to. And I swear that this lovely man, had so much more to give, and that the State drove him to an early grave. And this is what he wrote. "I am not a client, a customer, nor a service user. "I am not a shirker, a scrounger, a beggar, nor a thief. "I'm not a National Insurance Number or blip on a screen. "I paid my dues, never a penny short, and proud to do so. "I don't tug the forelock, but look my neighbour in the eye and help him if I can. "I don't accept or seek charity. "My name is Daniel Blake. I am a man, not a dog. "As such, I demand my rights. "I demand you treat me with respect. "I, Daniel Blake, am a citizen, "nothing more and nothing less."Thank you. See more » |