“A dream called freedom. A nightmare called Nicaragua.”

Carla's Song

1996·2h 5mReleased

WarDramaRomance

6.8/10

Official Videos & Trailers (2)

Overview

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.

Top Cast

Robert Carlyle

George Lennox

Oyanka Cabezas

Carla

Scott Glenn

Bradley

Louise Goodall

Maureen

Salvador Espinoza

Rafael

Margaret McAdam

George's Mother

Average Score

Details

TMDB ID

2143

Director

Ken Loach

Original Language

Revenue

$0.0M

Production

Alta Films S.A., The Glasgow Film Fund, Road Movies Dritte Produktionen, Parallax Pictures, Institute of Culture, Filmstiftung NRW, ARD Degeto, TVE, Film4 Productions

Languages

FrenchEnglishSpanish