Blinded by the Light (2019)

Directed by

Gurinder Chadha

Genre

drama film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

1h 58m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 615 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A British-Pakistani teenager in 1987 Luton feels stuck between his family's traditional expectations and his own dreams. After discovering Bruce Springsteen's music, he finds the confidence to write and pursue his own path.

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What happens

Blinded by the Light (also known as Music of My Life) is a 2019 comedy-drama film directed by Gurinder Chadha. It was inspired by the life of journalist Sarfraz Manzoor and his love of the works of Bruce Springsteen. Manzoor co-wrote the script with Chadha and Paul Mayeda Berges, based on his 2007 memoir Greetings from Bury Park: Race, Religion, and Rock n' Roll. Set in the town of Luton in 1987 Britain, the film tells the coming-of-age story of Javed, a British-Pakistani Muslim teenager whose life is changed after he discovers the music of Springsteen. Viveik Kalra stars in the lead role, along with Hayley Atwell, Rob Brydon, Kulvinder Ghir, and Nell Williams in supporting roles. The film premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival and was released by Entertainment One in the United Kingdom on 9 August 2019, and New Line Cinema in the United States and other countries on 16 August 2019 via parent company Warner Bros. Pictures. Blinded by the Light received positive reviews from critics, and also received nominations for Best Film and Best Actor (for Kalra) at the 2019 SIFF Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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