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About
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.
Theatrical
Oct 21, 2016
Digital
Jun 9, 2017
Box Office
$15.7M
DVD / Blu-ray
Jan 16, 2018
Theaters
2
Director
Writer
Producers
Music
Studio
Sixteen Films, Why Not Productions, Wild Bunch, BBC Film, Les Films du Fleuve, France 2 Cinéma, BFI
Cast
Full credits →D
Dave Johns
Dan
H
Hayley Squires
Katie
K
Kate Rutter
Ann
S
Sharon Percy
Sheila
S
Shaun Prendergast
At the Sawmill
G
Gavin Webster
At the Sawmill
S
Sammy T. Dobson
Specialist Nurse
M
Mickey Hutton
Neighbour With Dog
D
David Murray
Benefit Enquiry Line Advisor
A
Andy Kidd
Job Centre Guard
D
Dan Li
Stan Li
D
Dave Turner
Harry Edwards
M
Micky McGregor
Supermarket Guard Ivan
M
Malcolm Shields
Scotsman
M
Mike Milligan
Man at C.V. Meeting
H
Harriet Ghost
Appeal Receptionist
J
James Hepworth
Shopper (uncredited)
N
Natalie Ann Jamieson
Employment Support Allowance Assessor (uncredited)
R
Rob Kirtley
Man in Food Bank (uncredited)
