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FILM DETAILS

Certificate 15

Cast Robert Carlyle Oyanka Cabezas Scott Glenn

Directors Ken Loach

Screenwriters Paul Laverty

Running Time 127 minutes

Carla's Song (15)

Plot
George (Carlyle) falls for Carla (Cabezas) when he meets her in Glasgow. Pursuing her to her home country of Nicaragua, he finds himself caught in the US war against the Sandinistas

Verdict
Loach clearly has an agenda and his characters suffer for it. Admittedly, individuals are often lost against the bigger picture of a war and maybe that's his point, but here it leaves you with a film that veers dangerously close to preaching. And with a Ken Loach audience that's definitely preaching to the converted.


Reviewer: Bob McCabe

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