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Paul Laverty

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Paul Laverty at an event for Cargo (2006)
Paul Laverty was born in Calcutta, India, to an Irish mother and Scottish father.

He obtained a Philosophy degree at the Gregorian University in Rome. Thereafter he obtained a law degree in Glasgow and went on to do an apprenticeship with two of Scotland's most celebrated lawyers. He became a practising lawyer.

In the mid eighties he travelled to Nicaragua, Central America, and lived there for almost three years. He worked for a Nicaraguan human rights organisation During this time he travelled widely in Guatemala and El Salvador which were both in a state of civil war.

Laverty received the Fullbright Award in 1984 and lived in Los Angeles for 18 months.

After his time in Central America Laverty made contact with the director Ken Loach and since then they have been working in constant collaboration.
BornApril 1957
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BornApril 1957
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    • Won 1 BAFTA Award
      • 10 wins & 30 nominations total

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    Known for

    Katie Proctor and Kris Hitchen in Sorry We Missed You (2019)
    Sorry We Missed You
    7.6
    • Writer
    • 2019
    La part des anges (2012)
    La part des anges
    7.0
    • Writer
    • 2012
    Dave Johns, Hayley Squires, Briana Shann, and Dylan McKiernan in Moi, Daniel Blake (2016)
    Moi, Daniel Blake
    7.8
    • Writer
    • 2016
    Le vent se lève (2006)
    Le vent se lève
    7.5
    • Writer
    • 2006

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    • Ebla Mari and Dave Turner in The Old Oak (2023)
      The Old Oak
      7.1
      • screenplay
      • 2023
    • Katie Proctor and Kris Hitchen in Sorry We Missed You (2019)
      Sorry We Missed You
      7.6
      • screenplay
      • 2019
    • Edilson Manuel Olbera Núñez in Yuli (2018)
      Yuli
      6.9
      • written by
      • 2018
    • Dave Johns, Hayley Squires, Briana Shann, and Dylan McKiernan in Moi, Daniel Blake (2016)
      Moi, Daniel Blake
      7.8
      • screenplay
      • 2016
    • Anna Castillo in L'olivier (2016)
      L'olivier
      6.8
      • screenplay
      • 2016
    • Barry Ward and Simone Kirby in Jimmy's Hall (2014)
      Jimmy's Hall
      6.7
      • screenplay
      • 2014
    • La part des anges (2012)
      La part des anges
      7.0
      • screenplay
      • 2012
    • Verónica Echegui in Katmandú, un espejo en el cielo (2011)
      Katmandú, un espejo en el cielo
      6.1
      • collaboration
      • 2011
    • Même la pluie (2010)
      Même la pluie
      7.4
      • Writer
      • 2010
    • Mark Womack in Route Irish (2010)
      Route Irish
      6.4
      • screenplay
      • 2010
    • Éric Cantona and Steve Evets in Looking for Eric (2009)
      Looking for Eric
      7.1
      • screenplay
      • 2009
    • It's a Free World... (2007)
      It's a Free World...
      7.0
      • Writer
      • 2007
    • Le vent se lève (2006)
      Le vent se lève
      7.5
      • screenplay
      • 2006
    • Cargo (2006)
      Cargo
      5.0
      • written by
      • 2006
    • Tickets (2005)
      Tickets
      6.9
      • screenplay
      • 2005

    Actor



    • Land and Freedom (1995)
      Land and Freedom
      7.5
      • Militia member
      • 1995

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      • Sixteen Films
    • Born
      • April 1957
      • Calcutta, India

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      Partner is actress and director Icíar Bollaín.
    • Quotes
      I'm always reminded of those wonderful words of Woodie Guthrie, who said: All about a human being is, it's a great big hoping machine. I think when you think back to times when things have been more difficult than ours, you know black slaves or when people got the vote for the first time... trade unions being ripped apart and lynched. I think there are the possibilities now of great progress. Fifteen years ago people who talked about global warming were seen as cranks and idiots. So I don't think anything is inevitable. I think it depends on us making decisions and organizing. I think we have to be massively creative and look for opportunities and work together. If we lose faith on that notion of collective effort I think we are sunk.

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