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Set in 1987, the year of the Contra rebels' assault against the Sandinista government in Nicaragua, a love story which begins on a bus in Glasgow and ends amid the gunfire and explosions of war in Nicaragua. George is a free-spirited Scottish bus driver struggling against the conventionality and bureaucracy of his blue collar life. His encounter with Carla, a beautiful Nicaraguan refugee who is mourning her past and pining for her homeland, sweeps him headlong into a journey of self-discovery and political awareness.
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| Production Status: |
Released |
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| Genres: |
Drama and Romance |
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| Running Time: |
2 hrs. 7 min. |
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| Release Date: |
June 26, 1998 |
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| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
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| Distributors: |
Shadow Distribution
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| Production Co.: |
Parallax Pictures, Film4, Road Movies Dritte Produktion, Tornasol Films, Glasgow Film Fund, Nicaraguan Institute of Culture, ARD, Degeto Film GmbH, Filmstiftung NRW
Television Espanola (TVE)
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| U.S. Box Office: |
$18,369 |
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| Filming Locations: |
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Nicaragua
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| Produced in: |
United Kingdom |
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