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I, Daniel Blake

2016

Ken Loach

2016·R·United KingdomUnited KingdomFranceFranceBelgiumBelgium
Award tierGold
Metascore

After surviving a heart-attack, a 59-year-old carpenter must fight bureaucratic forces to receive Employment and Support Allowance.

Cast

Dave Johns·Hayley Squires·Briana Shann·Sharon Percy

Producers

Tania Antonioli·Rosa Attab·Carole Baraton·Jacqui Barr·Zoe Brown

Languages

United KingdomEnglish

Major Awards

6 wins · 6 nominations

Wins (6)

Festival Grand Prize

San Sebastián International Film Festival (2016)

Best Film

Ken Loach
Cannes Film Festival (2016)

Palm DogManitarian Award

Ken Loach
Cannes Film Festival (2016)

Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Special Mention

Ken Loach
Cannes Film Festival (2016)

Palme d'Or

Ken Loach

Best Picture

César Awards, France (2017)

Best Foreign Film (Meilleur film étranger)

Ken Loach
London Critics Circle Film Awards (2017)

British/Irish Film of the Year

Nominations (6)

Best Picture

BAFTA Awards (2017)

Best Film

Rebecca O'Brien
London Critics Circle Film Awards (2017)

Film of the Year

Goya Awards (2017)

Best European Film (Mejor Película Europea)

Ken Loach
European Film Awards (2016)

European Film

Ken LoachRebecca O'Brien
British Independent Film Awards (2016)

Best British Independent Film

Best Screenplay

BAFTA Awards (2017)

Best Screenplay (Original)

Paul Laverty