Movie Details
- Status: Released
- Movie Tagline:
- Genres: Drama, Romance, Crime
- Release Date: 1998-05-15
- Runtime: 105.0 min
- Budget: Not Available
- Revenue: Not Available
- Production Companies: Alta Films, ARTE, Channel Four Films, Degeto Film, Diaphana Films, La Sept Cinéma, Parallax Pictures, Road Movies Vierte Produktionen, Scottish Arts Council Lottery Fund, The Glasgow Film Fund, Tornasol Films, WDR
Cast & Crew
Peter Mullan, Louise Goodall, David McKay, Gary Lewis, David Hayman, Lorraine McIntosh, Anne, Marie Kennedy, Stephen McCole, Stephen Docherty, David Peacock, Scott Hannah, Gordon McMurray, James McHendry, Simon Macallum, Paul Gillan, Paul Clark, Paul Doonan, Cary Carbin, Martin McCardie, James McNeish, Kevin Kelly, Brian Timoney, David Hough, Sandy West, John Comerford, Carol Pyper Rafferty, Elaine MacKenzie Ellis, Stewart Ennis, Andy Townsley, Ann Marie Lafferty, Bill Murdoch, Kate Black, Rab Affleck
Synopsis – What to Expect from “My Name Is Joe”
My Name Is Joe is a 1998 British drama film directed by Ken Loach. It stars Peter Mullan as Joe Kavanagh, a recovering alcoholic in Glasgow who is trying to get his life back on track. Joe is a recovering alcoholic who is trying to make a new start in life. He has a job as a street sweeper and is trying to stay away from the bottle and the people who got him into trouble. He meets Sarah, a single mother of two, and the two quickly form a strong bond.
Joe and Sarah’s relationship quickly blossoms into a romance, but Joe’s past catches up to him when he is pulled back into the world of crime and violence. Joe is forced to make a decision between his new life with Sarah and his old life of crime and drinking.
Meanwhile, Sarah’s ex-boyfriend Liam is trying to win her back, and Joe’s old friend, a violent criminal, is trying to get Joe to return to his old ways. Joe must choose between his old life and his new life with Sarah, and ultimately must decide if he is strong enough to stay away from the bottle and the people who got him into trouble.
The film follows Joe’s journey as he tries to make a new life for himself and Sarah, and ultimately shows that even the most desperate of circumstances can be overcome with a little courage and determination.
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