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)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)