Principal photography began in September 2018 in the Newcastle area in north-east England. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. Despite having a broken arm in a sling, Loach appeared to promote the film at Cannes, where he said that it would be his final film to compete at the festival. At the 10th Magritte Awards, "Sorry We Missed You" received the Magritte Award for Best Foreign Film in Coproduction.