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Carla's Song (1996)

30/10/1996 (DE)War, Drama, Romance2h 5m
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A dream called freedom. A nightmare called Nicaragua.

Overview

A Glasgow man visits war-torn Nicaragua with a refugee tormented by her memories.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. Robert Carlyle

      Robert Carlyle

      George Lennox

    2. Oyanka Cabezas

      Oyanka Cabezas

      Carla

    3. Scott Glenn

      Scott Glenn

      Bradley

    4. Louise Goodall

      Louise Goodall

      Maureen

    5. Salvador Espinoza

      Rafael

    6. Margaret McAdam

      George's Mother

    7. Gary Lewis

      Gary Lewis

      Sammy

    8. Subash Singh Pall

      Subash Singh Pall

      Victor

    9. Stewart Preston

      McGurk

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    A review by Kenneth Axel Carlsson

    7.5.0
    Written by Kenneth Axel Carlsson on Dec 28, 2014

    One day, a bus driver named George saves a woman who had not bought a ticket. This becomes the beginning of a friendship, which quickly turn into something more. The woman is named Carla and she comes from Equador, a war-torn country. She is deeply traumatized, but George helps her to recover, and even takes her back to Equador, to find the people she left behind, especially her old lover, Antonio. George is played by Robert Carlyle, and he does a great and believable job. This guy has no hidden motive, except that he wants to help Carla, and sure, along the way, he finds himself in love wi...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

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    Keywords

    • civil war
    • glasgow, scotland
    • socially deprived family
    • bus ride
    • bus driver
    • nicaragua
    • sandinism
    • 1980s