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Morvern Callar
Directed by Lynne Ramsay
2002•1h 37m•R•★ 6.7
Drama
Synopsis
On Christmas morning in a small Scottish port town, a 21-year-old supermarket clerk discovers her writer boyfriend has committed suicide in their kitchen, leaving a cassette tape mixtape, his unpublished debut novel on a floppy disk, and his bank card for her, leading her to replace his name with hers, submit the novel to publishers, and flee with her best friend to Spanish rave clubs on his funeral money. Lynne Ramsay and Alan Warner's Cannes C.I.C.A.E. Award-winning sensory masterpiece starring Samantha Morton.
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Cast & Crew
DirectorLynne Ramsay
WriterLynne RamsayLiana Dognini
CinematographyAlwin H. Küchler
Principal Cast
Samantha MortonMorvern Callar
Kathleen McDermottLanna Phimister
Bryan DickGuy with Hat's Mate
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Raife Patrick BurchellBoy in Room 1022DC
Dan CadanDazzerCC
Carolyn CalderTequila SheilaSC
Steven CardwellWelcoming CourierEC
El CarretteGypsy Taxi DriverTechnical Specifications
Runtime1h 37m (97 mins)
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DirectorLynne Ramsay
LanguagesEnglish, Spanish, German
CountryGB, CA
StudioCompany Pictures • BBC Films
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