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

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Average Rating: 8.1/10
Critic Reviews: 6
Fresh: 6 | Rotten: 0

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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

Paul Laverty

Jun 15, 1999

Artisan Pictures

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All Critics (50) | Top Critics (17) | Fresh (21) | Rotten (3) | DVD (3)

Another great achievement from England's Ken Loach.

May 26, 2006 Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | Comment
Combustible Celluloid

Ken Loach at his best.

November 21, 2005 Comment
ColeSmithey.com

powerful and intensely moving

November 8, 2004 Comment
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Audience Reviews for My Name Is Joe (Mein Name ist Joe)

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
SirPant

Super Reviewer

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

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