I, Daniel Blake
2016 · 100 MIN · IMDB 7.8 · 61,488 VOTES · DIR. Ken Loach
Overview
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.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,480 lines
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00:00:47 Good morning, Mr Blake. My name's Amanda.
00:04:27 I'm expecting a package. Really important.
00:09:37 Oh shut your mouth, you stupid baldy bastard.
00:12:34 I don't know, sir.
00:15:38 It's all the same thing. I don't wanna hear your language
00:17:41 Let's get going, all right.
00:20:54 And cos I complained, kicked us out.
00:25:13 They're from the same factory as these.
00:29:21 - Yeah, and click the left. - And click...
00:33:11 - Middlesbrough. Yeah. - Middlesbrough.
00:36:41 Well can you not give him the note now?
00:40:59 Here you are. All right?
00:46:30 Fact.
00:50:25 There you go.
00:54:33 Come and sit down. Come and sit down, it's all right.
00:57:41 Message for Daniel Blake.
01:01:24 Katie.
01:05:53 She was up one minute, down the next.
01:09:56 Your payment will be frozen.
01:15:41 You don't need to be nervous with me. I can see you're in pain.
01:22:05 Well, I'm not doing it any more.
01:26:57 Ian Duncan fucking what's-his-face.
01:32:34 your own consultant and your physiotherapist.
01:38:16 Thank you.
Cast & Characters
Dave Johns
Dan
Hayley Squires
Katie
Briana Shann
Daisy
Dylan McKiernan
Dylan
Kate Rutter
Ann
Sharon Percy
Sheila
Kema Sikazwe
China
Magpie Richens
Piper
Amanda Payne
Assessor
Chris McGlade
At the Sawmill
Shaun Prendergast
At the Sawmill
Gavin Webster
At the Sawmill
Sammy T. Dobson
Specialist Nurse
Mickey Hutton
Neighbour With Dog
Colin Coombs
Postman
David Murray
Benefit Enquiry Line Advisor
Stephen Clegg
Floor Manager
Andy Kidd
Job Centre Guard
Kay Gilchrist-Ward
Job Centre Officer Manager
Dan Li
Stan Li
Jane Birch
Librarian
Kimberley Blair Smith
Student
Junior Atilassi
Student
John Sumner
C.V. Instructor
Dave Turner
Harry Edwards
Jackie Robinson
Food Bank
Kathleen Germain
Food Bank
Christine Wood
Food Bank
Micky McGregor
Supermarket Guard Ivan
Neil Stuart Morton
Supermarket Manager
Roy McCartney
Decision Maker
Stephen Halliday
Furniture Dealer
Julie Nicholson
Business Woman
Viktoria Kay
Woman in House
Malcolm Shields
Scotsman
Bryn Jones
Police
Helen Dixon
Police
Gary Jacques
Senior Police Officer
Mick Laffey
Welfare Rights Officer
Patricia Roberts
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,480
Dialogue density14.8 lines / min
First line00:00:47
Final line01:38:16
Production Record
DirectorKen Loach
LanguageEnglish
Revenue$15,697,699
IMDb votes61,488
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