Carla's Song Page #2

Synopsis: 1987, love in time of war. A bus driver George Lennox 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 has happened to them and to help her face her past. Once home, Carla's nightmarish memories take over, and Carla and George are thrown into the thick of the US war against the Sandinistas. A mystery develops over where Carla's boyfriend is, and the key to his whereabouts may be Carla's friend Bradley, a bitter American aid worker. She finds her family, the Contras attack, and she and the Scot face their choices.
Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Director(s): Ken Loach
Production: Shadow Distribution
  4 wins & 4 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.9
Rotten Tomatoes:
83%
Year:
1996
127 min
175 Views


What's up with yo u, man?

You've hardly said a word all night.

- Nothing.

- Nothing, aye.

- Come on, tell your Uncle Sam.

- Get off, Sam.

Is it McGurk?

Is it something to do with the work?

It's nothing to do

with the work, Sammy.

You playing hard to

get with this man, eh?

- What you saying to him?

- Tell him to shut up. He's nipping my head.

- Shut up.

- Nothing like a good night out!

I would like to do one of

my favourite songs.

Let's see all the couples on

the dance floor for Miss You Nights.

George, come on.

Come on, George.

Is he steaming?

Oh, listen, Rosemary can get us

a great discount with flowers.

- Good, good.

- Aye.

And I don't give a toss

about a fancy car.

Well, we'll not

get you one, then.

Are you OK?

Aye.

Kiss me.

For f***'s sake, driver,

what's the matter?

Give us a shot of that wheel.

For f***'s sake!

Come on, driver!

You're going the wrong way.

- God Almighty.

- Aye, right.

Will this be happening every second before

we get off at our stop? F***ing nut job...

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

That was really good.

Thank you.

So how come you gave me the

bum telephone number, Carla?

Sorry.

I'm going.

You keep running

away all the time.

Carla?

F*** you, you again?

Yeah.

Carla, why did you give me

the bum telephone number?

- Why did you ask me?

- Because I'm f***ing concerned about you.

Jesus Christ,

you don't live in here?

- This is my home.

- It's a f***ing terrible place.

Listen, you can't come in here, OK?

You can't.

- OK, then.

- Go!

- OK.

- Go now!

- Carla, Jesus Christ, this place is a dump.

- Stop following me.

I don't even know why

you're staying here.

Just five minutes, darling,

and I'll be away.

- Are you OK?

- Will you open this door?

Carla.

Who do you think you are?

Talk to me.

Jesus, what a dump this is.

- You don't understand what get out means.

- Carla, calm down, it's OK.

- Carla.

- Get out!

- Carla, come here, come here.

- Get out. Get out. Get out.

It's OK.

It's OK.

It's all right.

I'm sorry.

Look, I'm sorry, I...

What the hell's

going on in there?

Open this door or I'm

gonna boot the f***er down.

- Who the hell are you?

- Spiritual advisor.

- Corporation supplying them nowadays?

- Very good.

- Right, you, out.

- It's not her fault.

Out. You, too because

you knew the golden rule.

- It's not her fault. I barged my way in.

- Barged your way in?

Nobody,

but nobody barges past me.

You f***ing listening

to what I'm saying?

I want you two out in five minutes

or I'm phoning the police.

- You're no' listening.

- Quiet!

You've got four minutes now

and I'm phoning the police.

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Paul Laverty

Paul Laverty (born 1957) is a Scottish lawyer and scriptwriter. more…

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