Carla's Song

– A Glasgow man (Robert Carlyle) visits war-torn Nicaragua with a refugee (Oyanka Cabezas) tormented b..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
6.80 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 7 Minutes
Release Year:
1996
Carla's Song (1996)

A Glasgow man (Robert Carlyle) visits war-torn Nicaragua with a refugee (Oyanka Cabezas) tormented by her memories.

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Carla's Song (1996) - Trailer

Release Date:

15 May 1997

Language:

English, Spanish

Director:

Ken Loach

Writer:

Paul Laverty

Main Actors:

Robert Carlyle, Oyanka Cabezas, Scott Glenn, Salvador Espinoza

Plot:

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:

4 wins & 4 nominations.

Production:

Shadow Distribution

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
6.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
83%