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Now, I was getting the benefits fine until that bloody assessment
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I, Daniel Blake

Now, I was getting the benefitsfine until that bloody assessment

Now, I was getting the benefits
fine until that bloody assessment

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Now, I was getting the benefits fine until that bloody assessment.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
290
Timestamp in Movie
00:10:51
Uploaded
Oct 31, 2025
Genres
drama
Production
Sixteen Films,Why Not Productions,Wild Bunch,BFI,BBC Film,Les Films du Fleuve

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Movie Summary

After surviving a heart-attack, a 59-year-old carpenter must fight bureaucratic forces to receive Employment and Support Allowance.
I see you've only scored twelve points, er, - I, Daniel Blake 00:08
I see you've only scored twelve points, er,
I'm sorry, sir, but according to our health, er, - I, Daniel Blake 00:13
I'm sorry, sir, but according to our health, er,
(ON PHONE} Well, that's fine, - I, Daniel Blake 00:08
(ON PHONE} Well, that's fine,
It means the decision maker will reconsider it - I, Daniel Blake 00:10
It means the decision maker will reconsider it
MAN". {ON PHONE) Okay, sir, but you must wait - I, Daniel Blake 00:07
MAN". {ON PHONE) Okay, sir, but you must wait
MAN". {ON PHONE) To tell you what the decision is. - I, Daniel Blake 00:06
MAN". {ON PHONE) To tell you what the decision is.
MAN". {ON PHONE) It is, but you're supposed to get the call, - I, Daniel Blake 00:08
MAN". {ON PHONE) It is, but you're supposed to get...
No, the call's just to discuss the decision. - I, Daniel Blake 00:08
No, the call's just to discuss the decision.
But he should have. - I, Daniel Blake 00:08
But he should have.
MAN". {ON PHONE) Er, he has to call you first, sir. - I, Daniel Blake 00:09
MAN". {ON PHONE) Er, he has to call you first, sir.
MAN". {ON PHONE) He'll give you a call back when he, er, - I, Daniel Blake 00:06
MAN". {ON PHONE) He'll give you a call back when h...
I don't know, sir. - I, Daniel Blake 00:07
I don't know, sir.
On the one hand, Jobseeker's Allowance, - I, Daniel Blake 00:06
On the one hand, Jobseeker's Allowance,
But if you're ill, you have to apply for Employment and Support, - I, Daniel Blake 00:07
But if you're ill, you have to apply for Employment and...
Right, well if you've been deemed fit for work, - I, Daniel Blake 00:06
Right, well if you've been deemed fit for work,
You know, erm, Jobseeker's Allowance - I, Daniel Blake 00:06
You know, erm, Jobseeker's Allowance
Listen, you know, you give me a plot of land, - I, Daniel Blake 00:05
Listen, you know, you give me a plot of land,
I hear this all the time on the phone, "I'm digital by default." - I, Daniel Blake 00:06
I hear this all the time on the phone, "I'm digita...
There's a special number if you've been diagnosed as dyslexic - I, Daniel Blake 00:09
There's a special number if you've been diagnosed...
Right, well can you give us that? Cos with computers I'm dyslexic. - I, Daniel Blake 00:05
Right, well can you give us that? Cos with computers I'...