My Name Is Joe

★★★★★

Turkish title: Benim adım Joe

1998 · 1 h 45 min

Directed by Ken Loach

DramaRomance

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Cast

Peter Mullan

Credits

Written by: Paul Laverty

Plot

A recovering alcoholic in Glasgow falls for a health visitor.

Sinekatalog’s take

Ken Loach's Glasgow drama follows a recovering alcoholic finding love and getting dragged into crime. Peter Mullan won Best Actor at Cannes in a warm, funny, painful portrait of working-class life.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 7.4 / 10 (9,426 votes)
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