Carla's Song Page #5

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
188 Views


Let's hear it for

Don Purificacion!

Good, we'll stop there.

You can go,

that'll be all for today.

I'll see you all next...?

Thursday.

Right. Thank you all for comming.

Don't forget:
Thursday. Be on time, OK?

Don't forget your notebooks.

And don't be late.

Hey, Skinny!

It's so great to see you.

- Where'd you vanish to?

- It's a long story.

So good to see you again.

Nice to see you working

with the peasants.

- I stayed to teach.

- That's great.

Any news of my family?

My mum, Itza, my brother...

Itza's just fine.

Your mother's well, but sick with worry.

- But they're all well?

- Yes.

They're all in San Cristobal,

don't worry.

That's good.

And the others from the brigade?

- Vicky, Santiago...

- All working, as usual.

And Antonio?

- Hey, you got real skinny..

- Cut the "skinny" stuff. And Antonio?

Forget that, Carla.

F***! How can I forget?

What happened to Antonio?

Don't know. Ask Bradley.

He may know more than me.

You all give me the same sh*t!

"Ask Rafael".

Rafael says "Ask Bradley".

Where are they? My friends?

Or my so-called friends?

- We're all with you.

- What is it, then?

I want to know about Antonio.

What's the mystery?

He's dead?

He's alive, he's alive.

But he's not well.

Where is he? What's he up to?

Who's he with?

I saw him four months ago.

He didn't want to know about us.

Not you or me or anyone.

Just worry about your family.

I'm going to see them,

but I must know how Antonio is.

You'll see him later. Go to your mother.

They need you more.

Nose...

Smell... nose...

Mouth.

"Hands up!

This is a stick-up!"

Yul Brynner, Magnificent Seven.

Yul Brynner? He's crazy!

The guy's crazy, he's lying!

It's Paul Newman that said it

in Butch Cassidy.

Butch Cassidy?

Paul Newman said it,

not Yul Brynner.

No.

Yul Brynner said that.

Impossible!

I saw the movie.

It was Paul Newman

in Butch Cassidy.

He thinks I'm f***ing crazy, man.

Crazy, crazy!

Lies worse than a goat!

- What does "corre, corre" mean?

- What?

- "Corre, corre. "

- It means "run, run. " Why?

Nothing.

F***ing bastard.

- It's OK. It's OK.

- No, no.

Carla, come here.

It's OK. It's OK.

No!

Carla!

- Jesus Christ.

- Carla! Carla! Carla!

- For f***'s sake, man, what's happening?

- Carla, Carla, Carla, Carla.

No!

Can you give me a hand?

- Bradley, is she OK, man?

- George, give me a hand, kid.

Come on.

- Come on.

- Got her, got her.

- You got her?

- Yeah. Got her, got her.

It's OK.

It's OK.

It's OK. You're going to be OK.

You're going to be OK.

You're going to be OK.

No, she won't.

She won't f***ing be OK.

Why did you lie to me?

You said you knew nothing

about Antonio.

How is he?

They killed... his brother.

- Jos?

- No, no.

He went over to the Contras.

The kid brother, Pedro.

- Pedro?

- S.

Why'd you come back? Why?

- Because of George.

- Sh*t!

No, Bradley.

No, Bradley, he was right.

He saved my life.

And I love him.

And Antonio?

I couldn't bear it any more.

But I can't forget him.

It's too much, Carla.

I have to face up to my past!

So do you.

Don't talk to me

about the past.

Stop running away

and face up to it.

Where's Antonio?

- Living with me.

- What?!

He's living with me.

With me.

- I'm going with you.

- No, never!

- I must see Antonio, Bradley.

- No, never!

I'll take you to your family.

And that's it. Nothing more!

- What's going on?

- She's just praying.

Move on.

Contras!

- He's with you?

- Yes, he's with me.

- Well, now move!

- Yes. Thanks, man.

The petrol is leaking.

Ah, sh*t.

Piece of sh*t.

Give us a look.

Oh, Jesus Christ.

F***.

- Have you any soap?

- Soap?

Aye, soap.

Good.

Ah, it's f***ing pissing out.

Ah, f***.

- Try starting her up.

- Yeah?

Aye.

How's that?

Yes.

Are you sure?

Yeah, yeah, yes.

Well, that's what a good university

education does for you.

Hey!

Hi!

George.

Come on.

My family...

Carla?

Nice bird.

Aye.

Aye.

- Mi nombre es Harry.

- Harry?

Harry.

Harry's a real... See, Glasgow.

It's a real Glasgow name.

Aye. I tell you and you'll probably no'

understand this, but I fancy her. See her?

I fancy her and, like,

she's got a big...

mystery in her

head and her heart.

I also wanted to tell you, I love your

T - shirt. Let's make a trade.

What, you fancy her an' all?

F***in' no chance by the way, wee man.

Let's swap T-shirts.

I really love yours.

Take mine.

You take my Sandino T-shirt.

You want this T-shirt?

You want my...

F***ing no problem.

Take the T-shirt.

You wear this with pride, son.

- You give me this?

- S. Mi camiseta.

I'll f***in' wear that wi' pride,

I'm telling you. Sandino.

Sandino.

I know Sandino.

That's... oh, great.

Just watch.

F***.

Harry!

George, no!

Come back!

Listen, I'm erm...

You wanted me to be honest

with you and erm...

I have to go back.

But I want you to come with me, you know,

and we can take the baby.

The three of us can go back.

I don't care.

Antonio's kid?

Yes.

Do you know where he is?

I do now.

He live with Bradley

in Esperanza.

Look, Carla,

I don't understand, you know.

I don't understand.

I mean...

Do you want to be with Antonio?

Do you love him?

I don't know.

I have to go back.

I'm going to go to Estel,

to the hostel.

And I'll stay there

for one day. OK?

I want you to

come because...

I just can't take all

this killing, you know?

It's f***ing chaos.

I wish the baby eas mine.

George.

Carla.

How are you?

Did you tell him everything?

No.

- En media hora en Estel.

- Later. To Estel?

George,

let me buy you a drink!

I don't want f***

all off of you.

Come on, my Jeep's busted.

I'm stuck here and we need to talk.

- Why the f*** did you lie about Antonio?

- Come on!

- You f***ing lied to me.

- Please, just come on.

So what am I gonna get this time,

Goldilocks and the three f***ing bears?

Come on.

Why can't you just tell me the truth?

- Say when.

- When, when. Tell me the truth.

Ok.

Plain and simple.

They caught Antonio in an ambush,

tied his hands behind his back

and cut out his tongue

with a knife.

And then when he was lying there,

they smashed his spine with rifle butts.

Plain and simple.

- F***in' animals.

- Animals, no, no.

They're all f***in' animals. The ones that

came here last night are f***in' scum.

Do you think they make this up

as they go along? Kid, grow up.

It all came out from Langley.

It was worked out ahead of time

from Langley f***in' Virginia.

Know where that is?

It's the headquarters for the CIA.

Central Intelligence Agency. American.

Jesus Christ, look at this.

- The f***in' Nicaraguans came last night.

- Kid, that's right.

One of those Contras

had this in his pocket.

You tell me how he got this.

A satellite photo.

Taken by US planes. All right, look at this.

School, school, school.

That is, I think,

a healthcare centre for sure.

That's a farm co-op, OK.

Now, wait a minute. Now, these are

attack plans those fucks had for last night.

They're right here, OK?

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