Killing Bono (2011)

Directed by

Nick Hamm

Genre

comedy film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 54m

Rated

R

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 110 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Two brothers try to make it as musicians in Dublin while one of their former schoolmates becomes a global rock star. Their dreams keep clashing with reality as they struggle to find their own path.

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What happens

Killing Bono is a 2011 comedy film directed by Nick Hamm, based on Neil McCormick's memoir Killing Bono: I Was Bono's Doppelgänger (2003). The film stars Ben Barnes as Neil McCormick, Robert Sheehan as Ivan McCormick and Martin McCann as Irish singer Bono. It marked the final film role of Pete Postlethwaite, who died three months before its release. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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