Director
Ken Loach
Starring
Robert Carlyle, Oyanka Cabezas, Scott Glenn
Run Time
127 mins
Release Year
1996
Country of Origin
UK, Spain, Germany
Language
English, Spanish
Director of Photography: Barry Ackroyd
Editor: Jonathan Morris
Produced by: Sally Hibbin
Music: George Fenton
Screenplay by: Paul Laverty
Production Designer: Martin Johnson
Carla's Song
Glasgow, 1987, Scottish bus driver George (Robert Carlyle) becomes involved with Nicaraguan refugee Carla (Oyanka Cabezas) and abandons everything to accompany her back to her war-torn homeland. Written by the brilliant Paul Laverty (Even the Rain, The Olive Tree) and featuring outstanding performances from Carlyle (who famously learned to drive a bus) and Cabezas, this powerful cross-cultural drama from acclaimed director Ken Loach (I, Daniel Blake) premiered in competition at the 53rd Venice International Film Festival. [PG]