UK / France / Belgium,
2016, 100 min
Directed by:
Ken LoachScreenplay:
Paul LavertyCinematography:
Robbie RyanComposer:
George FentonCast:
Dave Johns, Hayley Squires, Briana Shann, Dylan McKiernan, Andy Kidd, Micky McGregor, Malcolm Shields, Harriet Ghost, Stephen Clegg, Kate Rutter, Sharon Percy (more)VOD (1)
Plots(1)
Daniel Blake (59) has worked as a joiner most of his life in Newcastle. Now, for the first time ever, he needs help from the State. He crosses paths with a single mother Katie and her two young children, Daisy and Dylan. Katie's only chance to escape a one-roomed homeless hostel in London has been to accept a flat in a city she doesn't know, some 300 miles away. Daniel and Katie find themselves in no-man's land, caught on the barbed wire of welfare bureaucracy as played out against the rhetoric of 'striver and skiver' in modern day Britain. (Wild Bunch Distribution)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2017 - Outstanding British Film
- 2017 - Best Film
- 2017 - Ken Loach (Best Director)
- 2017 - Hayley Squires (Best Supporting Actress)
- 2017 - Paul Laverty (Best Original Screenplay)
British Independent Film Awards (BIFA)
- 2016 - Dave Johns (Best Actor)
- 2016 - Hayley Squires (Most Promising Newcomer)
- 2016 - Best British Independent Film
- 2016 - Ken Loach (Best Director)
- 2016 - Hayley Squires (Best Actress)
- 2016 - Dave Johns (Most Promising Newcomer)
- 2016 - Paul Laverty (Best Screenplay)
European Film Awards
- 2016 - Ken Loach (University Award (Student's Choice))
- 2016 - Ken Loach (Best Film)
- 2016 - Ken Loach (Best Director)
- 2016 - Dave Johns (Best Actor)
- 2016 - Paul Laverty (Best Screenwriter)
César Awards
- 2017 - Ken Loach (Best Foreign Film)
Goya Awards
- 2017 - Ken Loach (Best European Feature)
Robert Awards (Danish Film Awards)
- 2017 - Ken Loach (Best Non-American Film)
Polish Film Awards
- 2017 - Ken Loach (Best European Film)
Amanda Awards
- 2017 - Ken Loach (Best Foreign Language Film)
Cannes Film Festival
San Sebastián International Film Festival
- 2016 - Ken Loach (City of Donostia Audience Award for Best Film)