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One day, a bus driver named George saves a woman who had not bought a ticket. This becomes the beginning of a friendship, which quickly turn into something more. The woman is named Carla and she comes from Equador, a war-torn country. She is deeply traumatized, but George helps h…
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Carla's Song
“A dream called freedom. A nightmare called Nicaragua.”
68%
Movie
2h 5m
AI Analysis
Carla's Song (1996) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Carla's Song (1996) — a movie tagged as War, Drama, and Romance with epic and emotional moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: A Glasgow man visits war-torn Nicaragua with a refugee tormented by her memories. Our models also surface themes such as war from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for date night. Expect steady storytelling (~125 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Carla's Song 68% (93 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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TMDb audience score
68%
from 93 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
A Glasgow man visits war-torn Nicaragua with a refugee tormented by her memories.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1996-10-30
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- TMDB rating
- 6.8
- TMDB ID
- 2143
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What is Carla's Song about?
A Glasgow man visits war-torn Nicaragua with a refugee tormented by her memories.
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The official runtime for Carla's Song is approximately 125 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Cast
Robert Carlyle
George Lennox
Oyanka Cabezas
Carla
Scott Glenn
Bradley
Louise Goodall
Maureen
- S
Salvador Espinoza
Rafael
- M
Margaret McAdam
George's Mother
Gary Lewis
Sammy
- S
Subash Singh Pall
Victor
- S
Stewart Preston
McGurk
- R
Richard Loza
Antonio
- G
Greg Friel
Keyboard Player
- A
Anne Marie Timoney
Warden
- A
Andy Townsley
Taxi Driver
- A
Alicia Devine
Hospital Sister
- J
John Paul Leach
Doctor
- N
Norma Rivera
Norma
- J
José Meneses
Harry
- R
Rosa Amelia López
Carla's Mother
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One day, a bus driver named George saves a woman who had not bought a ticket. This becomes the beginning of a friendship, which quickly turn into something more. The woman is named Carla and she comes from Equador, a war-torn country. She is deeply traumatized, but George helps her to recover, and even takes her back to Equador, to find the people she left behind, especially her old lover, Antonio. George is played by Robert Carlyle, and he does a great and believable job. This guy has no hidden motive, except that he wants to help Carla, and sure, along the way, he finds himself in love with her. This movie is full of strong emotions and takes us from tears to laughter, to tears. These people are alive and not just created for the sake of our entertainment. Ken Loach, together with Mike Leigh, are two of my favorite directors when it comes to personal and emtional stories. They always have something to say and don't just make movies for the sake of it. Their images are not particular beautiful, but they are honest. _Last words... big story, carefully told. Allow yourself to be emerged in Carla and George, and you are in for a special treat.This movie won't be for everyone, but everyone should see it and realize that movies can be... more._
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