Morvern Callar (2002)

Directed by

Lynne Ramsay

Genre

drama film, psychological drama film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

R

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 190 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young woman in a small Scottish port town finds her boyfriend dead after his suicide. She hides his body and then goes on a holiday with her friend, keeping his death a secret.

atmosphericmelancholicslow-burncontemplativeunsettlingunderstatedbleakhaunting

What happens

Morvern Callar is a 2002 psychological drama film directed by Lynne Ramsay and starring Samantha Morton as the title character and Kathleen McDermott. The screenplay, cowritten by Ramsay and Liana Dognini, was based on the 1995 novel of the same name by Alan Warner. It follows a young woman in a small Scottish port town who, in the aftermath of her boyfriend's suicide, conceals his death before embarking on a vacation with her friend. A co-production between the United Kingdom and Canada, Morvern Callar premiered at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival, and was released theatrically in the United Kingdom on 1 November 2002. It received favorable reviews from film critics. The film was nominated for seven awards at the British Independent Film Awards, with Morton winning for Best Actress and cinematography Alwin H. Küchler winning for Best Technical Achievement, while McDermott won the award for Best Actress at the BAFTA Scotland Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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