Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll (2010)

Directed by

Mat Whitecross

Genre

biographical film, comedy drama, musical film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 55m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 61 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film tells the story of Ian Dury, a British musician from the new wave era who rose to fame while living with polio. It shows how his career and disability affected his personal relationships.

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What happens

Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll is a 2010 biographical film based on English new wave musician Ian Dury, starring Andy Serkis as Dury. The film follows Dury's rise to fame and documents his personal battle with the disability caused by having contracted polio during childhood. The effects that his disability and his lifestyle have upon his relationships is also a focal point of the film. The title of the film is derived from Dury's 1977 7" single, "Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll". Principal photography began on 29 April 2009 in Egham, Surrey and theatre footage was shot 1–3 June at Watford Palace Theatre. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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