Oct 21, 2016
100 min
Full-HD

I, Daniel Blake (2016)

A middle aged carpenter, who requires state welfare after injuring himself, is joined by a single mother in a similar scenario.

Category

Drama

Country

United Kingdom France Belgium

Companies

Sixteen Films Why Not Productions Wild Bunch BBC Film Les Films du Fleuve France 2 Cinéma BFI

Dave Johns

Dan

Hayley Squires

Katie

Briana Shann

Daisy

Dylan McKiernan

Dylan

Kate Rutter

Ann

Sharon Percy

Sheila

Kema Sikazwe

China

Magpie Richens

Piper

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