Morvern Callar overview

Synopsis:

A woman's life is set onto a new path by tragedy and confusion in this offbeat drama from maverick director Lynne Ramsay. Morvern Callar (Samantha Morton) is a woman in her early twenties who wakes up in her flat in a small Scottish town on Christmas morning to a rather unpleasant surprise -- her live-in boyfriend has committed suicide, and his body lies on the floor in a pool of blood. She discovers that he has left a short message for her on the screen of his personal computer ("I love you.


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Movie Details:

  • Director: Lynne Ramsay
  • Studio: Glasgow Film Fund, Company Pictures, Alliance Atlantis Communications, BBC, Film Council, Scottish Screen
  • Year: 2002
  • Run Time: 97 minutes
  • Country: Canada, UK
  • Language: English
  • MPAA Rating: R (for sexuality, nudity, language and some disturbing images)
  • Category: Feature
  • Genre/Type: Drama
  • Filmed in: Color
  • Release: 2002 12 20 (USA - Limited)