Movie
My Name Is Joe
Overview
Two thirtysomethings, unemployed former alcoholic Joe and community health worker Sarah, start a romantic relationship in one of the toughest Glasgow neighbourhoods.
Details
- Release date
- 1998-05-15
- Runtime
- 105 min
- Genres
- Drama
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Parallax Pictures, Road Movies, Channel Four Films, La Sept Cinéma, ARD Degeto, BiM Distribuzione, Diaphana Films, Tornasol Media, WDR, ARTE
- Country
- United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, France, Italy
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Peter Mullan as Joe
- Louise Goodall as Sarah
- David McKay as Liam
- Gary Lewis as Shanks
- David Hayman as McGowan
- Lorraine McIntosh as Maggie
- Anne-Marie Kennedy as Sabine
- Stephen McCole as Mojo
- Stephen Docherty as Doc
- David Peacock as Hooligan
- Scott Hannah as Scott
- Gordon McMurray as Scrag
Crew
- Ken Loach - Director
- Paul Laverty - Screenplay
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