Movie
Morvern Callar
Overview
After her boyfriend commits suicide, a young woman attempts to use the unpublished manuscript of a novel and a sum of money he left behind to reinvent her life.
Details
- Release date
- 2002-11-01
- Runtime
- 97 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Company Pictures, Alliance Atlantis, BBC Film, Scottish Screen, The Glasgow Film Fund
- Country
- United Kingdom, Canada
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Samantha Morton as Morvern Callar
- Kathleen McDermott as Lanna Phimister
- Raife Patrick Burchell as Boy in Room 1022
- Dan Cadan as Dazzer
- Carolyn Calder as Tequila Sheila
- Steven Cardwell as Welcoming Courier
- Bryan Dick as Guy with Hat's Mate
- El Carrette as Gypsy Taxi Driver
- Andrew Flannigan as Overdose
- Des Hamilton as Him
- Mette Karlsvik as Sick Girl / Bikini Girl
- Andrew Knowles as Green Boy #1
Crew
- Lynne Ramsay - Director
- Lynne Ramsay - Writer
- Liana Dognini - Writer
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