The writer was Paul Laverty - regularly works with Ken Loach
The idea of the film was an original idea
The film was based upon an original script
The Production Countries:
England
France
Belgium
The production companies:
- Sixteen Films
- British Film Institute
- Why Not Productions
- Wild Bunch
- BBC Films
BBC Films:
- Truly, Madly, Deeply
- Brooklyn
- Man UP
Why Not Productions:
- A Prophet
- The Beloved
Cast
- Dave Johns as Daniel Blake
- Hayley Squires as Katie Morgan
The film was produced by Rebecca O'Brien
The film was directed by Ken Loach - the film became Ken Loach's biggest success at the UK box office, especially as the film sparked debate in the country. He has a history of making films based on his socially critical directing style and for his socialist ideals which is evident in his film treatment of social issues such as poverty, homelessness and labour rights.
Soundtrack:
Sailing By (1963)
Composed by Ronald Binge
Performed by The Alan Perry/William Gardener Orchestra as The Perry/Gardner Orchestra
Conducted by Ronald Binge
It was a relatively easy shoot, there were no difficulties and no tension between any of the personnel.
The film was shot in Newcastle
There weren't any difficulties with acquiring the stars the producer wanted, Dave Johns prior to this film has never been in a film.
Box Office
Opening Weekend USA: $18,682
Gross USA: $258,168
Worldwide Box Office: $9,191,320
There were no changes to the script
Technology
Camera: Arricam ST, Zeiss Master Prime Lenses
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Laboratory: i-Dailies, London, UK
Cinematographic Process: Spherical
Printed Film Format: DCP
Contributions:
Music by: George Fenton
Cinematography: Robbie Ryan
Film Editing: Jonathan Morris
Distributions:
eOne Films (UK) is one of serval divisions of Entertainment One
Le Pacte (France) is not well-known.
Film Classification:
Rated R: Restricted - under 15 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian
This is appropriate as there is a lot of explicit language
Target audience:
Small niche audience in the UK
Mainly adults aged 35-60
Film released:
13 May 2016 (Cannes)
21 October 2016 (United Kingdom)
The film premiered in the UK.
In the film poster, the protagonist is shown rising his fist suggesting that he's protesting or fighting for justice. The genre of the film is drama and the idea of the raised fist suggests there will be drama surrounding the British justice system. The trailer positioned the British audience to watch it by putting forward the themes of justice in the trailer, which are evident.
The outlets used social media (Facebook), YouTube trailer and TV.
There was merchandising after, selling tops.
No extra publicity gained.
The film was released in 21 October, 2016 (United Kingdom) - 45 theaters, In release: 7 weeks.
There was no special restrictions in the exhibitions of the film.
Rotten Tomatoes gave the film has an approval rating of 93% with an average of 8/10.
There was a huge political response. There was a wide variety of both praise and criticism of the film from politicians. Many thought the film was unfair, aiming particular criticism at its portrayal of Jobcentre staff. They debated on Question Time, discussing the benefits system.
Domestic Total Gross $260,354
It was in cinemas for 7 weeks.
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