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Carla's Song
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Carla's Song

1996-10-30 · 125 min · ★ 6.8

War · Drama · Romance

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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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 CarlyleRobert CarlyleGeorge Lennox
Oyanka CabezasOyanka CabezasCarla
Scott GlennScott GlennBradley
Louise GoodallLouise GoodallMaureen
Salvador EspinozaRafael
Margaret McAdamGeorge's Mother
Gary LewisGary LewisSammy
Subash Singh PallVictor
Stewart PrestonMcGurk
Richard LozaAntonio
Greg FrielKeyboard Player
Anne Marie TimoneyWarden
Andy TownsleyTaxi Driver
Alicia DevineHospital Sister
John Paul LeachDoctor
Norma RiveraNorma
José MenesesHarry
Rosa Amelia LópezCarla's Mother
Keila RodriguezVocals
Josefa Calderon De CaleroCarla's Family #1

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