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I, Daniel Blake

My name is Daniel Blake. I am a man, not a dog.

7.7(1,586)20161h 40m5

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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Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
$15.7M
Language
English
  • northern england
  • heart attack
  • single mother
  • compassion
  • carpenter
  • social services
  • welfare
  • social realism
  • social security
  • healthcare
  • desperate
  • labor rights

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Director

Ken Loach

Produced in

United Kingdom, France, Belgium

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Release dates

  • IndiaIN

    • Theatrical24 Mar 2017
  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereNew York Film Festival1 Oct 2016
    • TheatricalR21 Oct 2016
    • PremierePalm Springs International Film Festival8 Jan 2017
    • Premiere(Sarratt Student Center)(Nashville, TN)15 Apr 2017
    • Digital / OTT9 Jun 2017
  • United KingdomGB

    • PremiereLondon18 Oct 2016
    • Theatrical1521 Oct 2016
  • United Arab EmiratesAE

    • PremiereDubai International Film Festival13 Dec 2016
  • AustraliaAU

    • TheatricalMA15+17 Nov 2016
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereToronto International Film Festival8 Sept 2016
    • Theatrical (limited)5 May 2017
  • ArgentinaAR

    • PremiereCannes Film Festival Week28 Nov 2016
    • Theatrical22 Jun 2017
  • AustriaAT

    • PremiereVienna International Film Festival28 Oct 2016
    • Theatrical25 Nov 2016
  • BelgiumBE

    • Theatrical (limited)1221 Oct 2016
  • Bosnia & HerzegovinaBA

    • PremiereSarajevo Film Festival16 Aug 2016
  • BrazilBR

    • PremiereRio de Janeiro International Film Festival9 Oct 2016
    • Theatrical12 mj.gov.br - IMOVISION5 Jan 2017
  • ChileCL

    • Theatrical (limited)28 Sept 2017

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I, Daniel Blake was released on 21 October 2016.

Audience reviews

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    Reno

    4/14/2017

    8/10

    **A reminder that the society is made up of all kinds of people and some of them need gentle assistance.** There was an Oscar buzz for this. Many film experts thought it would sail through, but that did not happen. Now I saw it and I think it should have made into. If the priests' dirty secrets were recognised to condemn on such a big platform, then this film deserves as well. Because it reveals the cruelty agains…

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