Carla's Song 1996  N/R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ken Loach
Cast: Robert Carlyle, Oyanka Cabezas, Scott Glenn, Salvador Espinoza, Louise Goodall, Richard Loza, Gary Lewis, Subash Singh Pall, Stewart Preston, Anne Marie Timoney
Set in 1987 during the guerilla war between Nicaragua's Contras and Sandinistas, this film teaches the evils behind the war and the passion of politics. In fact, the film's diatribe against U.S. involvement has been blamed for the lack of distribution in this country. The story begins in Glasgow with the meeting of George (Robert Carlyle) and a refugee, Carla (Oyanka Cabezas), and follows the couple during Carla's return to Nicaragua to deal with her past.
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Dear Frankie 2004  PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Shona Auerbach
Cast: Emily Mortimer, Jack McElhone, Gerard Butler, Sharon Small, Mary Riggans, Sophie Main, Katy Murphy, Anne Marie Timoney, Sean Brown, Jayd Johnson, Carolyn Calder, Anna Hepburn
Single mom Lizzie (Emily Mortimer) has been corresponding with her nine-year-old son, Frankie (Jack McElhone), through make-believe letters in his father's name. Now, in preparation for a meeting between father and son, Lizzie hires a stranger (Gerard Butler) to masquerade as Frankie's dad.
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On a Clear Day 2005 PG-13, 99 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Gaby Dellal
Cast: Peter Mullan, Brenda Blethyn, Jamie Sives, Sean McGinley, Billy Boyd, Ron Cook, Jodhi May, Benedict Wong, Anne Marie Timoney, Shaun Dingwall, Tony Roper, Paul Ritter
After many years working as a shipbuilder in Glasgow, Frank Redmond (Peter Mullan) is laid off and suffers a loss of confidence in himself–until he comes up with an idea to swim the English Channel. Friends Norman (Ron Cook), Dann (Billy Boyd), and Eddie (Sean McGinley) support Frank through his training, but as the day approaches, events occur that force Frank to deal with strained family relationships between Frank and his wife (Brenda Blethyn) and son (Jamie Sives). Now, Frank tries to swim back to the center of his family.
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Riff-Raff 1990 N/R, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Ken Loach
Cast: Robert Carlyle, Emer McCourt, Jim R. Coleman, Dean Perry, Willie Ross, Anne Marie Timoney, Ricky Tomlinson, David Finch, Richard Belgrave, Peter Mullan, Garrie J. Lammin, George Moss
This independently made British film is an insightful tale about construction worker Stevie (Robert Carlyle) who tries to get rid of his past as he strives for respectability. Like many of his coworkers, Stevie hates the bosses and contractors who do not provide safe working conditions. One day, Stevie finds a lost purse and returns it to the owner who is aspiring singer Susan (Emer McCourt). They fall in love and move in together–for awhile. And the story goes back and forth between problems at the construction site and more problems in Stevie's love life.
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| 1. Carla's Song (1996)
2. Dear Frankie (2004)
3. On a Clear Day (2005)
4. Riff-Raff (1990)
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