Paul Laverty

Paul Laverty

Actor · Writer

January 1, 1957

Biography

Paul Laverty (born 1957) is an Indian-born Irish and Scottish screenwriter and lawyer best known for his collaborations with Ken Loach. He has won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Screenplay and was a nominee for the Best Screenplay award at the BAFTAs. Description above from the Wikipedia article Paul Laverty, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Representative Works

I, Daniel Blake
I, Daniel Blake
7.7
/ English
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
The Wind That Shakes the Barley
7.3
/ English
Sorry We Missed You
Sorry We Missed You
7.3
/ English
Looking for Eric
Looking for Eric
6.5
/ English
The Angels' Share
The Angels' Share
6.9
/ English
September 11
September 11
6.4
/ French
The Old Oak
The Old Oak
7.2
/ English
Land and Freedom
Land and Freedom
7.3
/ English
It's a Free World...
It's a Free World...
6.6
/ English
Bread and Roses
Bread and Roses
6.3
/ English
Sweet Sixteen
Sweet Sixteen
7.0
/ English
Jimmy's Hall
Jimmy's Hall
6.7
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

I, Daniel Blake
2016Winner

Best Writing

I, Daniel Blake

The Wind That Shakes the Barley
2006Nominee

Best Writing

The Wind That Shakes the Barley

Sorry We Missed You
2019Nominee

Best Writing

Sorry We Missed You

Career Highlights

Looking for Eric
2009Highlight

Best Writing

Looking for Eric

The Angels' Share
2012Highlight

Best Writing

The Angels' Share

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