For anyone who has ever wanted to dream. You're not alone.
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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Classical in form, earnest, resolved and nostalgic.
- classical in formformally daring
- earnestironic
- resolvedopen-ended
- contemporarynostalgic
- effortlessdemanding
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Cast
- Viveik KalraJaved
- Nell WilliamsEliza
- Hayley AtwellMs Clay
- Kulvinder GhirMalik
- Aaron PhaguraRoops
- Dean-Charles ChapmanMatt
- Meera GanatraNoor
- Nikita MehtaShazia
- Tara DivinaYasmeen
- Rob BrydonMatt's Dad
Crew
- Gurinder ChadhaDirector
- Sarfraz ManzoorWriter
- Gurinder ChadhaWriter
- Paul Mayeda BergesWriter
- Ben SmithardDirector of Photography
- A.R. RahmanOriginal Music Composer
- Justin KrishEditor
- Jane BarclayProducer
- Jamal DanielProducer
- Gurinder ChadhaProducer
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