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Morvern Callar
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Title: Morvern Callar

Release Date: 1 Nov 2002

Runtime: 1h 37m

Genre: Drama

Director: Company Pictures, Alliance Atlantis, BBC Film, Film Council, Scottish Screen, The Glasgow Film Fund

Production Companies: Company Pictures, Alliance Atlantis, BBC Film, Film Council, Scottish Screen, The Glasgow Film Fund

Overview: After her boyfriend commits suicide, a young woman attempts to use the unpublished manuscript of a novel and a sum of money he left behind to reinvent her life.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.634 (156 votes)

Cast

  • Morvern Callar: Samantha Morton
  • Lanna Phimister: Kathleen McDermott
  • Boy in Room 1022: Raife Patrick Burchell
  • Dazzer: Dan Cadan
  • Tequila Sheila: Carolyn Calder
  • Welcoming Courier: Steven Cardwell
  • Guy with Hat's Mate: Bryan Dick
  • Gypsy Taxi Driver: El Carrette
  • Overdose: Andrew Flannigan
  • Him: Des Hamilton
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