My Name Is Love

Joe begins the film by confessing his struggles and vowing to stay on the mend. The scene sets a restrained, documentary-like tone as he confronts his past and the fragile hope of recovery. The confession hints at the loyalties and dangers that will pull him back into old patterns.

On the way to fetch Liam for a football match, Joe is unexpectedly cut off by Sarah, a health visitor connected to Liam’s circle. The encounter is brief but tense, hinting at a complex history and the pull between safety and danger. The moment plants seeds for a fragile alliance.

Joe watches Liam and Sabine endure a hostile confrontation outside their home, a sign that old loyalties and dirty realities are never far away. The incident unsettles Joe and foreshadows the pressures that will drag him back into criminal circles. The scene heightens the sense of danger surrounding the family.

Joe runs into Sarah again at the health center, where a casual flirtation drifting toward something more reveals the risks of dating a man with a volatile past. Sarah's wary attitude underlines the fragility of Joe’s reformed life. The exchange hints at deeper tension between desire and consequence.

In the social services office, Joe is summoned to account for a supposed welfare breach and learns that Sarah had intervened on his behalf. She argued that his work was a favor, not paid, which complicates his perception of trust. The moment cements a new layer of dependency and risk in their budding relationship.

Joe thanks Sarah for helping him and, in a cautious gesture, asks her out. The moment blends gratitude with lingering wariness about his past. Sarah remains hesitant about dating a man just stabilizing his life.

The first date unfolds with awkward intimacy as Joe speaks with guarded candor about why he stopped drinking. He recounts a brutal incident involving a former partner when drunk, a memory that continues to shadow him. The honesty raises Sarah's concern about the danger still entangled with his past.

The external threats Liam faced return when the same thugs who harassed him show up at the football pitch and beat him. Joe is quick to suspect that his own past is catching up, hinting at a possible relapse or deeper danger. The incident forces Joe to confront the consequences that loom over Liam.

Sabine steals a prescription pad at the health center and creates a scene, fueling the tension at home. Liam confronts Sabine about lies and infidelities after finding condoms in her purse. The household atmosphere grows increasingly unstable as deception tears at trust.

Joe learns that Liam's debt to McGowan has escalated and that Sabine’s actions led them here. In a tense confrontation, the thug offers a grim alternative: Joe could become the new dealer to settle the debt. Joe refuses to back down, choosing to protect Liam even as the risk to his own life grows.

After a quiet night with Sarah, Joe travels to Kintyre to collect a car believed to contain drugs, deepening the sense of danger. He returns and tries to bridge the widening gap by giving Sarah jewelry and professing love, but she rejects the ring and walks away. The rift between them hardens as trust erodes.

Later, Sarah reveals she is pregnant, adding weight to the fragile situation. In a park meeting with Sabine and Liam, the truth about Joe’s assurances to McGowan comes out, and Liam confirms Joe only secured a payment extension. The revelation compounds the sense of inevitability about the consequences of their choices.

Confrontations escalate as Joe refuses to back down and McGowan’s men issue threats. A night at a snooker hall becomes a brutal display of coercion, culminating in an explosion of violence by Joe against McGowan's men. Realizing the doom of his actions, Joe retreats to the sanctuary of liquor.

Liam's fate crystallizes when he hangs himself after a tense confrontation, leaving Joe to face incomprehensible guilt. Joe awakens to discover Liam's body and the heavy burden of responsibility that follows. The film closes with Joe and a grieving Sarah attending Liam’s funeral and sharing a quiet, uncertain glance about a future they must endure.

At the funeral, Joe and Sarah walk away together, a silent acknowledgment that their lives are forever altered by the costs of protecting others. The ending lingers on the unresolved tension between loyalty, love, and the pull of violence. Their future remains uncertain, but they shoulder it together.