"My Name is Joe"
1998
Directed by Ken Loach

Joe Kavanagh is on the wagon, but still raw after some chaotic years of drinking. He is bursting with energy, determined to live life to the fullest and ready to make up for his past mistakes. Sarah Downey is an independent and private woman who lives for her job as a health visitor. When Joe and Sarah meet, neither is ready for a relationship. My Name is Joe is the heartfelt story of an unlikely romance between two very different people. As Joe attempts to manage his new life and budding romance, he contemplates his torrid past, his complex present, and the changes that he needs to make in order to secure a bright future. Starring Peter Mullan (Trainspotting), winner of the Best Actor Award at Cannes Film Festival.  "A moving, powerful film...wonderfully real.:...New York Post.  My Name is Joe won the British Independent Film Awards for Best British Director, Best British Independent Film and Best Original Screenplay by a British writer for an Independent British Film.
105 minutes.