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Let It Shine (2012)

Let It Shine poster
Directed by
Paul Hoen
Genre
musical film, teen film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 44m
Rated
G
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 320 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A shy teen rapper writes love songs for a girl but lets his friend take the credit. The story is a modern retelling of Cyrano de Bergerac set in a hip hop world.

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What happens

Let It Shine is a 2012 American musical television film that premiered on Disney Channel. It features an ensemble cast of Tyler James Williams, Coco Jones, Trevor Jackson and Brandon Mychal Smith. The film follows a shy, talented rapper and musician who pens romantic hip hop verses only to stand idly by as they're delivered to the girl of his dreams by his best friend, in a retelling of Edmond Rostand's 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac. The film was directed by Paul Hoen and written by Eric Daniel and Don D. Scott. The Disney Channel Original Movie premiered on June 15, 2012 in the United States and Canada, and July 20, 2012 in the United Kingdom and Ireland. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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