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My Name Is Joe (1998) — Ligoscope

My Name Is Joe

Film · 1998

My Name Is Joe

105 min · Directed by Ken Loach

7.3214
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Two thirtysomethings, unemployed former alcoholic Joe and community health worker Sarah, start a romantic relationship in one of the toughest Glasgow neighbourhoods.

Cast

Peter Mullan

Peter Mullan

Joe

Louise Goodall

Louise Goodall

Sarah

David McKay

David McKay

Liam

Gary Lewis

Gary Lewis

Shanks

David Hayman

David Hayman

McGowan

Lorraine McIntosh

Lorraine McIntosh

Maggie

Anne-Marie Kennedy

Sabine

Stephen McCole

Stephen McCole

Mojo

Stephen Docherty

Doc

David Peacock

Hooligan

Scott Hannah

Scott

Gordon McMurray

Scrag

James McHendry

Perfume

Simon Macallum

Robbo

Paul Gillan

Davy

Paul Clark

Zulu

Paul Doonan

Tattie

Cary Carbin

Sepp Maier

Martin McCardie

Alf

James McNeish

Shuggy

Kevin Kelly

Kevin Kelly

Jake

Brian Timoney

Scooter

David Hough

Referee

Sandy West

DSS Investigator

Crew

Director: Ken Loach
Producer: Rebecca O'Brien, Ulrich Felsberg
Writer: Paul Laverty
Casting: Gillian Berrie, Steven Mochrie
Editor: Jonathan Morris
Cinematography: Barry Ackroyd
Production Design: Martin Johnson
Art Direction: Fergus Clegg
Composer: George Fenton
Costume: Rhona Russell
Makeup: Anastasia Shirley, Catherine Shirley
Stunts: Paul Heasman

Details

Studios: Parallax Pictures, Road Movies, Channel Four Films
Countries: United Kingdom, Germany, Spain
Languages: English
Release: May 15, 1998

Themes

sportsfuneralglasgow, scotlandamerican football coachdebtfootball (soccer)

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