Carla's Song

"A dream called freedom. A nightmare called Nicaragua."

6.8(95 votes)

2h 5m

October 30, 1996

WarDramaRomance

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.

Status

Released

Revenue

$25,845

Production Companies

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