Carla's Song
| Carla's Song | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Ken Loach |
| Written by | Paul Laverty |
| Produced by | Sally Hibbin |
| Starring | Robert Carlyle |
| Narrated by | Stephen Fry |
| Cinematography | Barry Ackroyd |
| Edited by | Jonathan Morris |
| Music by | George Fenton |
Production companies | |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
Release date | 31 January 1997 (UK) |
Running time | 126 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Carla's Song is a 1996 British film directed by Ken Loach and written by Paul Laverty.
Set in 1987, it tells the story of the relationship between a Scottish bus driver, George Lennox (Robert Carlyle) and Carla (Oyanka Cabezas), a Nicaraguan woman living in exile in Glasgow. Searching for her past (her family and boyfriend), Carla returns to war-torn Nicaragua with George, into the thick of the U.S. sponsored Contra insurgency against the Sandinistas.
Cast
- Robert Carlyle - George Lennox
- Oyanka Cabezas - Carla
- Scott Glenn - Bradley
- Salvador Espinoza - Rafael
- Louise Goodall - Maureen
- Richard Loza - Antonio
External links
- Carla's Song at IMDb
- "We Must Not Move On" (Paul Laverty for The Guardian, 13 April 2005)
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- 1996 films
- 1990s drama films
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- Films directed by Ken Loach
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- Films shot in Scotland
- Political drama films
- Nicaraguan Revolution
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