Ken Loach follows his award winning LAND AND FREEDOM with an intimate love story set against the political background of the war in Nicaragua. Robert Carlyle, now firmly established as one of Britain's finest actors, gives a stunning performance as George, a free-spirited Scottish bus driver who takes a shine to Carla, a Nicaraguan refugee who is caught without a ticket by an inspector on his bus. A slow courtship reveals the deep psychological scars she bears and he persuades her to return to her homeland to confront her past. Ken Loach blends humour and poignancy, integrating the delicate scenes of the blossoming relationship with an uncompromising reminder of the tragic recent history of Nicaragua and the role of America within it.
All the playing is tremendous but Robert Carlyle must take the highest honours for a remarkably authentic characterisation
LONDON FILM FESTIVAL