I, Daniel Blake / Sixteen Films, Why Not Productions, Wild Bunch ; BFI, BBC Films, Les Films du Fleuve, France 2 Cinéma ; Canal +, France Télévisions, Le Pacte ; Cinéart, Ciné +, VOO and Be tv ; screenplay, Paul Laverty ; producer, Rebecca O'Brien ; director, Ken Loach.

A carpenter recovering from a heart attack befriends a single mother and her two kids as together they battle the national health care and benefits system to receive Employment and Support Allowance.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	I, Daniel Blake (Motion picture : 2016) Criterion collection ; 906.
Corporate Authors:	Sixteen Films (Firm) (Production company) Why Not Productions Inc (Production company) Wild Bunch (Firm) (Production company) British Film Institute (Production company) BBC Films (Production company) Films du fleuve (Firm) (Production company) France 2 cinéma (Firm) (Production company) Studio Canal+ (Production company) France télévision (Production company) Pacte (Firm) (Production company) Cineart TV (Firm) (Production company) Ciné+ (France) (Production company) VOO (Firm) (Production company) Be tv (Firm) (Production company) Criterion Collection (Firm) (Publisher)
Other Authors:	Loach, Ken, 1936- (Film director) Laverty, Paul (Screenwriter) O'Brien, Rebecca (Film producer) Johns, Dave, 1955- (Actor) Squires, Hayley (Actor) Shann, Briana (Actor) McKiernan, Dylan (Actor) Rutter, Kate (Actress) (Actor) Fenton, George (composer (expression)) Ryan, Robbie (director of photography.) Shambu, Girish (writer of essay.)
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	In English with optional English subtitles for the hearing-impaired.
Published:	[New York, New York] : The Criterion Collection, [2018]
Edition:	Director-approved DVD special edition.
Series:	Criterion collection ; 906.
Subjects:	Jobcentre Plus (Agency : Great Britain) > Professional ethics > Drama. Jobcentre Plus (Agency : Great Britain) Carpenters > Great Britain > Drama. Working class men > England > Drama. Working class > Medical care > England > Drama. Myocardial infarction > Patients > Drama. Single mothers > Great Britain > Drama. Working class > England > History > 21st century > Drama. Working poor > England > History > 21st century > Drama. Friendship > Drama. National health services > Great Britain > Drama. Public welfare > Great Britain > Drama. Welfare state > England > History > 21st century > Drama. Professional ethics. Carpenters. Working class men. Friendship. Single mothers. Working poor. Working class. Working class > Medical care. Public welfare. National health services. Welfare state. Employees > Attitudes. Great Britain > Officials and employees > Attitudes > 21st century > Drama. Great Britain. England. 2000-2099 Social problem films. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Drama. History.
Genre:	Drama. Social problem films. Feature films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. History.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded-out leaflet (12 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm).
Variant Title:	Daniel Blake
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Summary:	A carpenter recovering from a heart attack befriends a single mother and her two kids as together they battle the national health care and benefits system to receive Employment and Support Allowance.
Note:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 2016. Accompanied by a fold-out leaflet featuring an essay, "An authentic cinema", by critic Girish Shambu. Special features: audio commentary from 2016 featuring Loach and screenwriter Paul Laverty; How to make a Ken Loach film, a 2016 documentary featuring interviews with cast and crew; Versus: the life and films of Ken Loach; deleted scenes; trailer.
Call Number:	PN1995.9.S62 I43 2018 VideoDVD
Audience:	MPAA rating: R; for language CHV rating: 14A.
ISBN:	9781681433929 1681433923
Credits:	Director of photography, Robbie Ryan ;; production designers, Fergus Clegg, Linda Wilson ; editor, Jonathan Morris ; music, George Fenton.
System Details:	DVD, NTSC, region 1; 16:9 wide screen presentation (1.85:1); Dolby digital 5.1.
Cast:	Dave Johns, Hayley Squires, Briana Shann, Dylan McKiernan, Kate Rutter, Sharon Percy, Kema Sikazwe, Steven Richens.