My Name Is Joe
Summary:
Actor Peter Mullan won the 1998 Cannes Film Festival "Best Actor" award with this film, directed by Ken Loach (Carla's Song, Ladybird, Ladybird). The drama is set in Possilpark, one of Glasgow's poorest neighborhoods, a rough section where half the population is out of work. Unemployed reformed alcoholic Joe Kavanagh (Mullan) does odd jobs and manages a stumbling socce... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Peter Mullan - (Joe Kavanagh)
Louise Goodall - (Sarah Downie)
David McKay - (Liam)
Annemarie Kennedy - (Sabine)
David Hayman - (McGowan)
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Review:
My Name Is Joe could be considered both a recovering alcoholic story and a social commentary on working-class life in Glasgow, Scotland. It could also be considered an affecting love story in which two people, Joe (Peter Mullen) and Sarah (Goodall), try to form a connection despite their uncertainties. Above all else, however, this f... Continue >>
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