Ich, Daniel Blake (2016)
Daniel Blake ist ein geradliniger und anständiger, zeitlebens Steuern zahlender Durchschnittsengländer – bis seine Gesundheit ihm einen Strich durch die Rechnung macht. Jetzt, im gesetzteren Alter, will ihm die willkürliche Staatsbürokratie den Bezug von Sozialhilfe verweigern. Schnell gerät er in einen Teufelskreis von Zuständigkeiten, Bestimmungen und Antragsformularen. Daniel Blake rechnet nicht damit, dass die geradezu kafkaeske Situation ihn fast in die Knie zwingen wird. Seine Wege kreuzen sich mit Katie und ihren beiden Kindern Daisy und Dylan. Sie raufen sich zu einer Schicksalsgemeinschaft zusammen und erfahren neben den ständigen Seitenhieben der Behörden auch viel Solidarität – von ehemaligen Kollegen, sogar von Daniels schrägem Nachbar. Doch die bürokratischen Klippen des sogenannten Sozialstaates sind tückisch. Da wird Ohnmacht zur Wut – und so leicht geben Daniel und Katie ihre Träume und Hoffnungen nicht auf …
Der Regisseur:
Ken Loach
Der Autor:
Paul Laverty
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Dave Johns as Dan |
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Hayley Squires as Katie |
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Briana Shann as Daisy |
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Dylan McKiernan as Dylan |
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Kate Rutter as Ann |
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Sharon Percy as Sheila |
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Kema Sikazwe as China |
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Magpie Richens as Piper |
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Amanda Payne as Assessor |
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Chris McGlade as At the Sawmill |
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Shaun Prendergast as At the Sawmill |
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Gavin Webster as At the Sawmill |
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Sammy T. Dobson as Specialist Nurse |
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Mickey Hutton as Neighbour With Dog |
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Colin Coombs as Postman |
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David Murray as Benefit Enquiry Line Advisor |
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Stephen Clegg as Floor Manager |
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Andy Kidd as Job Centre Guard |
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Kay Gilchrist-Ward as Job Centre Officer Manager |
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Dan Li as Stan Li |
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Jane Birch as Librarian |
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Kimberley Blair Smith as Student |
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Junior Atilassi as Student |
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John Sumner as C.V. Instructor |
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Dave Turner as Harry Edwards |
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Jackie Robinson as Food Bank |
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Kathleen Germain as Food Bank |
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Christine Wood as Food Bank |
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Micky McGregor as Supermarket Guard Ivan |
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Neil Stuart Morton as Supermarket Manager |
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Roy McCartney as Decision Maker |
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Stephen Halliday as Furniture Dealer |
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Julie Nicholson as Business Woman |
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Viktoria Kay as Woman in House |
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Malcolm Shields as Scotsman |
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Bryn Jones as Police |
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Helen Dixon as Police |
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Gary Jacques as Senior Police Officer |
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Mick Laffey as Welfare Rights Officer |
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Patricia Roberts as |
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Yvonne Maher as |
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Susan Robinson as |
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Mike Milligan as Man at C.V. Meeting |
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Laura Jane Barnes-Martin as |
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Harriet Ghost as Appeal Receptionist |
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Brian Scurr as |
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James Hepworth as Shopper (uncredited) |
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Natalie Ann Jamieson as Employment Support Allowance Assessor (uncredited) |
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Rob Kirtley as Man in Food Bank (uncredited) |
| Directing | Ken Loach | Director |
| Camera | Robbie Ryan | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jonathan Morris | Editor |
| Production | Philippe Logie | Associate Producer |
| Production | Eimhear McMahon | Line Producer |
| Production | Rebecca O'Brien | Producer |
| Writing | Paul Laverty | Screenplay |
| Production | Kahleen Crawford | Casting |
| Art | Fergus Clegg | Production Design |
| Art | Linda Wilson | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jo Slater | Costume Design |
| Art | Caroline Barton | Art Direction |
| Crew | Dominic Byles | Propmaker |
| Crew | John Condron | Propmaker |
| Art | Benjamin James Davis | Art Department Assistant |
| Sound | Ray Beckett | Production Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Robert Brazier | Sound Effects Editor |
| Sound | Andrew Caller | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Michael Clayton | Mix Technician |
| Sound | Adam Scrivener | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | John Skehill | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Neal Skillen | Boom Operator |
| Lighting | Dries Houben | Best Boy Electric |
| Camera | Matt Fisher | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Matt Fisher | Steadicam Operator |
| Lighting | Simon Magee | Gaffer |
| Camera | Ellen Pickering | Camera Intern |
| Production | Caroline Stewart | Casting Associate |
| Editing | Alison Carter | Assistant Editor |
| Production | Courtney Moore | Production Coordinator |
| Directing | Heather Storr | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | George Fenton | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Ben Brazier | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Ben Brazier | Foley Editor |
| Editing | Gareth Spensley | Colorist |
| Crew | François Tiberghien | Generator Operator |
| Sound | Rowena Wilkinson | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Sue Harding | Foley Artist |
| Directing | David Gilchrist | Assistant Director |
| Production | Pascal Caucheteux | Executive Producer |
| Production | Grégoire Sorlat | Executive Producer |
| Production | Vincent Maraval | Executive Producer |
| Production | Courtney Jones | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Lucy Marr | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Production | Chris Bevan | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Production | Patrick Jones | Production Runner |
| Production | Emily Tillman | Production Runner |
| Directing | Jamie Hamer | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Henry Jay Gordon | Third Assistant Director |
| Crew | La' Toyah McDonald | Floor Runner |
| Camera | Joss Barratt | Still Photographer |
| Art | Martin Butterworth | Title Designer |
| Camera | Andrew O'Reilly | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Joachim Philippe | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | Léo Lefèvre | Clapper Loader |
| Camera | Ellen Pickering | Camera Trainee |
| Production | Mark Gales | Location Manager |
| Production | Dave Gales | Unit Manager |
| Production | Aaron Blackburn | Location Assistant |
| Production | James Goodwin | Location Assistant |
| Art | Caroline Barton | Standby Art Director |