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Blinded by the Light

2019 · 117 min

A warm, music-driven coming-of-age story that balances family conflict and racism with infectious hope and self-discovery.

Directed by: Gurinder Chadha
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Starring: Viveik Kalra, Nell Williams, Hayley Atwell

Tagline: For anyone who has ever wanted to dream. You're not alone.
Overview: In 1987, during the austere days of Thatcher’s Britain, a teenager learns to live life, understand his family, and find his own voice through the music of Bruce Springsteen.

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Directed by: Gurinder Chadha
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Starring: Viveik Kalra, Nell Williams, Hayley Atwell

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Tone: upliftingstrength 3 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: coming-of-age
family
identity
race
music
Places: small town
home
school
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	2
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Humour	5
Realism	8
Romance	4
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	5
Emotional weight	7

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Genres: drama, comedy
Directed by: Gurinder Chadha
Written by: Paul Mayeda Berges, Gurinder Chadha, Sarfraz Manzoor
Starring: Viveik Kalra, Nell Williams, Hayley Atwell, Kulvinder Ghir, Aaron Phagura, Dean-Charles Chapman, Meera Ganatra, Nikita Mehta
Music: A.R. Rahman
Cinematography: Ben Smithard
Runtime: 117 min
Country: United Kingdom, United States of America
Languages: English

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