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My Name Is Joe (1998)
Two thirtysomethings, unemployed former alcoholic Joe and community health worker Sarah, start a romantic relationship in one of the toughest Glasgow neighbourhoods.
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Two thirtysomethings, unemployed former alcoholic Joe and community health worker Sarah, start a romantic relationship in one of the toughest Glasgow neighbourhoods.
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Genre:Drama
Written By:Paul Laverty
In Theaters:5/15/1998
Box Office:$354,952
Runtime:105 minutes
Studio:Parallax Pictures, Road Movies, Channel Four Films, La Sept Cinéma, ARD Degeto, BiM Distribuzione, Diaphana Films, Tornasol Media, WDR, ARTE
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