Carlas Song Blu-Ray

Carla's Song is the first collaboration between director Ken Loach and screenwriter Paul Laverty – a collaboration that now spans fifteen feature films and short films, including My Name Is Joe and I, Daniel Blake. The film tells the story of George (Robert Carlyle, Trainspotting), a bus driver from Glasgow, and Carla (Oyanka Cabezas), a refugee from Nicaragua. Set in 1987, the film follows the couple as they meet, fall in love, and travel to Nicaragua to search for Carla's former lover, who may have fallen victim to the civil war.

INDICATOR STANDARD EDITION SPECIAL FEATURES

Remastered in high-definition format

Original stereo sound

Audio commentary with director Ken Loach and screenwriter Paul Laverty (2005)

An Extraordinary Thing (2021, 18 min): producer Sally Hibbin recalls the challenges of filming in Nicaragua

Two Worlds Collide (2021, 9 min): editor Jonathan Morris discusses working on an ambitious international project

Tuning in to Nicaragua (2021, 10 min): composer George Fenton describes his approach to film music

Background to the Art (2021, 14 min): set designer Fergus Clegg on recreating the 1980s setting in Carla's Song

Sounds of Music (2021, 10 min): sound engineer Ray Beckett discusses the technical aspects of Loach's documentary film style

Keeping Up Appearances (2021, 10 minutes): script supervisor Susanna Lenton talks about the complexity of shooting the film in sequence

Ten deleted scenes (12 minutes)

Original trailer

Image gallery: advertising and marketing material

New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing