Paul Laverty drew on his experiences as a lawyer working with human rights groups in Nicaragua in writing the script for CARLA'S SONG, which stars Robert Carlyle (TRAINSPOTTING) as... more
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But she remains haunted by what happened to her boyfriend during the Nicaraguan revolution. They decide to travel to the South American country and put the ghost...
Advantages: Love and war go hand in hand Disadvantages: it's a shame there has to be war
...more than he can handle in his attempt to save Carla's torture.
Scott Glen plays Bradley an American human-rights activist with a shadowy past.
Another clever film by Ken Loach using experience to develop the relationship rather than revolution.
Made in 1996 , running for 127 minutes ...
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Actor(s): Robert Carlyle, Oyanka Cabezas, Scott Glenn
Director(s): Ken Loach
Genre: Drama
Classification: 15 years and over
Running Time: 2 hours
Video Category: Feature Film
Plot: A bus driver falls for a refugee from Nicaragua and eventually she succumbs to his charms. But she remains haunted by what happened to her boyfriend during the Nicaraguan revolution. They decide to travel to the South American country and put the ghosts to rest.
Release details
DVD Region: Region 2 (Europe)
Studio(s): UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK; UNIVERSAL MUSIC OPERATIONS
Release date: 11/04/2005
No of Discs: 1
Catalogue No: 822 789 4
Barcode: 5050582278941
Languages
Main Language: English
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DVD Description
Paul Laverty drew on his experiences as a lawyer working with human rights groups in Nicaragua in writing the script for CARLA'S SONG, which stars Robert Carlyle (TRAINSPOTTING) as George, a Glasgow bus driver. Attracted to Carla (Oyanka Cabezas), a beautiful but impoverished Nicaraguan woman who often rides his bus, he sometimes allows her to ride for free--and is fired as a result. But he keeps in touch with Carla, helping her find a place to live in a spare room of a friend's apartment after learning that she's become detached from a dance troupe, forcing her to dance in the streets of Glasgow for meager remuneration. As they continue to see each other, George finds that Carla is subject to drastic mood swings, a result of her Sandinista boyfriend, Antonio (Richard Loza), having been captured by the Contras. Realizing that nothing will be resolved until Carla discovers the truth about Antonio, George agrees to accompany her to Nicaragua to try to find him. Carlyle is typically excellent in this film by hard-hitting English filmmaker Ken Loach, who is known for casting an unswerving eye on complex political and human rights issues.
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