Carla's Song
“A dream called freedom. A nightmare called Nicaragua.”
1987, love in time of war: bus driver George 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's happened to them and help her face her past.
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Cast
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Robert Carlyle
George Lennox
Known for
Once Upon a Time
Trainspotting
Oyanka Cabezas
Carla
Also in
Sandino
Scott Glenn
Bradley
Known for
The Silence of the Lambs
Marvel's The Defenders
Louise Goodall
Maureen
Known for
My Name Is Joe
Not Another Happy Ending
Salvador Espinoza
Rafael
Also in
Tango & Cash
The Naked Screen
Margaret McAdam
George's Mother
No other roles listed
Gary Lewis
Sammy
Known for
Billy Elliot
Valhalla Rising
Subash Singh Pall
Victor
Known for
House of Cards
Stewart Preston
McGurk
Known for
The Angels' Share
Beautiful Creatures
Richard Loza
Antonio
No other roles listed
Greg Friel
Keyboard Player
No other roles listed
Anne Marie Timoney
Warden
Known for
Dear Frankie
Young Adam
Ken Loach Director · Paul Laverty Screenplay George Fenton Composer
Worldwide gross $26K · United States release June 26, 1998 · Produced in Germany, Spain, United Kingdom
Box office
Worldwide gross
$25,845
Production
Alta Films S.A.
Production
The Glasgow Film Fund
Production
Road Movies Dritte Produktionen
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Parallax Pictures
Production
Institute of Culture
Production
Filmstiftung NRW
Production
ARD Degeto
Production
TVE
Production
Film4 Productions
Production
Channel Four Films
Production
Degeto Film
Production
Televisión Española
Production
Germany · Spain · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · French · Spanish
Release dates
France · October 30, 1996
Theatrical
United Kingdom · January 31, 1997
Theatrical
United States · June 26, 1998
Theatrical
South Korea
October 31, 1998 · Theatrical
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