My name is Joe / a Parallax Pictures and Road Movies Vierte production with the support of the Scottish Arts Council National Lottery Fund, the Glasgow Film Fund, Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen ; screenplay, Paul Laverty ; producer, Rebecca O'Brien ; director, Ken Loach.

After years of battling personal demons, Joe has put old vices to rest. Living in Glasgow, he survives on odd jobs, plays surrogate father to the town soccer team, and has embarked on an unlikely but beautiful romance. But everything threatens to come crashing down when one of the young men gets in...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Loach, Ken, 1936- (Film director)
Laverty, Paul (Screenwriter)
Mullan, Peter (Actor)
Goodall, Louise (Actor)
Lewis, Gary, 1958- (Actor)
McKay, David (Actor) (Actor)
Language:English
Korean
Language of the Original:
English
Language and/or Writing System:
English with optional subtitles in Korean or English.
Published: [Sŏul] : Jc Indŏsŭtʹŭri, 2011.
Subjects:
Recovering alcoholics > Scotland > Glasgow > Drama.
Man-woman relationships > Scotland > Glasgow > Drama.
Criminals > Scotland > Glasgow > Drama.
Glasgow (Scotland) > Drama.
Criminals.
Man-woman relationships.
Recovering alcoholics.
Scotland > Glasgow.
Drama.
Feature films.
Genre:
Drama.
Feature films.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:
Nae irŭm ŭn Cho
Format: Video DVD
Description
Summary:
After years of battling personal demons, Joe has put old vices to rest. Living in Glasgow, he survives on odd jobs, plays surrogate father to the town soccer team, and has embarked on an unlikely but beautiful romance. But everything threatens to come crashing down when one of the young men gets in over his head with a mob boss who is an old associate of Joe's, and Joe must choose between the woman he loves and the dangerous life he left behind.
Note:Originally released as a motion picture in 1998.
Special features include: interactive menus, scene selection.
Videorecording.
Call Number:PN1995.9.A45 M9 2011 Region 3 VideoDVD
Audience:
For ages 18 and older.
Awards:1998 Cannes Best Actor Award; British Independent Film Award for Best Bisritish Independent Film, Best Director and Best Screenplay.
Credits:Director of photography, Barry Ackroyd ; editor, Jonathan Morris ; music, George Fenton.
System Details:DVD ; anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) ; region 3 ; Dolby digital 2.0 ; single layer.
Cast:
Peter Mullan, Louise Goodall, Gary Lewis, David McKay.