I, Daniel Blake

I, Daniel Blake
I, Daniel Blake
	British release poster
Directed by	Ken Loach
Written by	Paul Laverty
Produced by	Rebecca O'Brien
Starring	Dave Johns; Hayley Squires;
Cinematography	Robbie Ryan
Edited by	Jonathan Morris
Music by	George Fenton
Production; companies	BBC Films; Wild Bunch; Sixteen Films; Why Not Productions;
Distributed by	British Film Institute; Entertainment One (United Kingdom); Le Pacte (France);
Release dates	13 May 2016 (Cannes); 21 October 2016 (United Kingdom);
Running time	100 minutes
Country	United Kingdom;
Language	English
Box office	$15.8 million

I, Daniel Blake is a 2016 British drama film written by Paul Laverty and directed by Ken Loach. The film stars Dave Johns as Daniel Blake, a middle-aged man who is denied Employment and Support Allowance despite being declared unfit to work by his doctor. Hayley Squires co-stars as Katie, a struggling single mother whom Daniel befriends.

I, Daniel Blake won the Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, the Prix du public at the 2016 Locarno International Film Festival, and the 2017 BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Film.

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