Louise Goodall, Oyanka Cabezas, Robert Carlyle

Glasgow, Scotland, bus driver George Lennox (Robert Carlyle) develops a crush on one of his regular passengers, a Nicaraguan refugee named Carla (Oyanka Cabezas). When George gets fired for letting Ca...( read more  read more... )rla ride free, he quickly becomes enmeshed in her life, traveling with her to Nicaragua to investigate the disappearance of her ex-boyfriend. British filmmaker Ken Loach's seething drama won a gold medal at the 1997 Venice Film Festival.

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Unrated, 2 hrs. 7 min.

Directed by: Ken Loach

Release Date: May 15, 1997

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DVD Release Date: April 13, 1999

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  • September 5, 2009
    courageous Ken Loach film, when the US were against the Sandisnist
  • June 23, 2009
    Carla's Song tells the story of the relationship between George, a free-spirited Scottish bus driver and Carla, a Nicaraguan refugee who is adrift in Glasgow. The setting is 1987 and in Carla's home country the Contra rebels are continuing their assault on the people and their Sa...( read more)ndinista government.

    From Poor Cow (1967) to It's A Free World (2007), Ken Loach is touching again unfinished human problem.
  • April 10, 2009
    No thanks - Not interested
  • October 8, 2008
    wow just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a pretty good movie 2 watch...this has got a good cast of actors/actressess throughout this movie...i think that both scott glenn n robert carlyle are both so brilliant throughout this movie,...its a good movie 2 watch ...( read more)n its pretty good
  • December 18, 2007
    Great film . and always based in naked truth
  • August 31, 2007
    got this one on DVD and yet another great film from Ken loach
  • August 15, 2007
    Me enamoré de Carla.

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