If you loved Kes, try My Name Is Joe
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Both films are directed by Ken Loach, and they both carry the raw mood tag, and they sit in Drama territory. If that's the register that drew you to Kes, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What My Name Is Joe is
Trainspotting without the nihilism, just the grit. Joe, a reformed alcoholic chasing stability, falls for Sarah, a pragmatic health worker navigating the same worn-down Glasgow streets. Quietly powerful, carried by raw performances and the weight of second chances in a world that rarely gives them.

