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Carla's Song

6.5

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Original title

Carla's Song

Year

1996

Running time

125 min.

Country

United Kingdom

Director

Ken Loach

Screenwriter

Paul Laverty

Cast

Music

George Fenton

Cinematography

Barry Ackroyd

Producer

Co-production United Kingdom-Spain-Germany;

Genre

Drama. Romance | Romantic Drama. Nicaraguan Revolution

Synopsis

1987, love in time of war. A bus driver George Lennox meets Carla, a Nicaraguan exile living a precarious, profoundly sad life in Glasgow. Her back is scarred, her boyfriend missing, her family dispersed; she's suicidal. George takes her to Nicaragua to find out what has happened to them and to help her face her past. Once home, Carla's nightmarish memories take over, and Carla and George are thrown into the thick of the US war against the Sandinistas. A mystery develops over where Carla's boyfriend is, and the key to his whereabouts may be Carla's friend Bradley, a bitter American aid worker. She finds her family, the Contras attack, and she and the Scot face their choices.

Awards: 1996: Nominated for BAFTA Awards: Best British Film

1996: Venice Film Festival: nominated to Golden Lion - Best Picture.

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Carla's Song

1996

Ken Loach

6.5

(2,083)