

Carla's Song
1996-10-30 · 125 min · ★ 6.8
1987, love in time of war: bus driver George 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's happened to them and help her face her past.
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Production details
- Directors
- Ken Loach
- Production companies
- Alta Films S.A., The Glasgow Film Fund, Road Movies Dritte Produktionen, Parallax Pictures, Institute of Culture, Filmstiftung NRW, ARD Degeto, TVE, Film4 Productions
- Countries
- Germany, Spain, United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 25,845
Top Cast
Robert CarlyleGeorge Lennox
Oyanka CabezasCarla
Scott GlennBradley
Louise GoodallMaureen
Gary LewisSammyTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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