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My Name Is Joe (Mein Name ist Joe) (1998)

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Actor Peter Mullan won the 1998 Cannes Film Festival "Best Actor" award with this film, directed by Ken Loach (Carla's Song, Ladybird, Ladybird). The drama is set in Possilpark, one of Glasgow's poorest neighborhoods, a rough section where half the population is out of work. Unemployed reformed alcoholic Joe Kavanagh (Mullan) does odd jobs and manages a stumbling soccer team. One of the players is Liam (David McKay), in debt to hood McGowan (David Hayman). Liam and junkie Sabine (Annemarie

R, 1 hr. 45 min.

Drama, Romance

Directed By: Ken Loach

Written By: Paul Laverty

In Theaters: Feb 5, 1999 Wide

On DVD: Jun 15, 1999

Artisan Pictures

Cast

Peter Mullan
Joe Kavanagh
Louise Goodall
Sarah Downie
David McKay
Liam
Anne-Marie Kennedy
Sabine
David Hayman
McGowan
Gary Lewis
Shanks
Lorraine McIntosh
Maggie

Critic Reviews for My Name Is Joe (Mein Name ist Joe)

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Another great achievement from England's Ken Loach.

May 26, 2006 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

Combustible Celluloid

Ken Loach at his best.

November 21, 2005 Comment

Cole Smithey

ColeSmithey.com

powerful and intensely moving

November 8, 2004 Comment

Rich Cline

Shadows on the Wall

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Ken Loach is one of the best directors in the world and Peter Mullan is one of the best actors in the world. This was always going to be great. An overlooked classic.

September 23, 2009

Anthony Lawrie

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peter mullan pulls off one of the best performances i've ever seen as joe, a bruised recovering alcoholic haunted by his addiction and battling the damage done by his former self. a shame that loach's films get so little mainstream press, because this was an oscar-caliber performance for the ages.

August 30, 2007