United States / Jan 27, 2019 / Sundance Film Festival
For anyone who has ever wanted to dream. You're not alone.
1h 57min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Nikita Mehta | Shazia |
| Tara Divina | Yasmeen |
| Rob Brydon | Matt's Dad |
| Frankie Fox | Colin Hand |
| Sally Phillips | Mrs. Anderson |
| Sofia Abbasi | 1980's Local Resident |
| Asheq Akhtar | Butcher |
| Vincent Andriano | Billy |
| David Hayman | Mr. Evans |
| Lorraine Ashbourne | Kathy |
| Marcus Brigstocke | Eliza’s Dad |
| Olivia Poulet | Eliza’s Mum |
| Jeff Mirza | Mr. Shah |
| Kit Reeve | Emma |
| Ronak Chadha Berges | Javed (10) |
| Billy Barratt | Matt (10) |
| Kriss Dosanjh | Mr Singh |
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| James Ballanger | Passport Official |
| Kumiko Chadha Berges | Lilly |
| Robert Ryan | Protester |
| Lee Barnett | Foreman |
| Riz Moritz | Club Goer |
Genres
DramaComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Blinded by the Light |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Bend It Films, Ingenious Media, Levantine Films, Rakija Films, Cornerstone Films, New Line Cinema, Endeavor Content |
| Official site | warnerbros.com |
| Release date | 9 agosto 2019 |
| Executive producer | Tory Metzger, Renee Witt, Peter Touche, Stephen Spence, Hannah Leader, Tracy Nurse, Paul Mayeda Berges |
| Production | Jane Barclay, Alice Dawson, Jamal Daniel, Gurinder Chadha |
| Writer | Sarfraz Manzoor, Gurinder Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges |
| Casting | Susie Figgis, Kirsty Kinnear |
| Editing | Justin Krish, Richard Ketteridge, Nigel Bunyan, Danny Salas, Lisa Clifford-Owen |
| Cinematography | Ben Smithard, Nick Wall, Alex Coverley, Nathan Lloyd, Vince McGahon, Alan Robert Hopkins, Simon Fogg, Matt Wright, Richard Jakes, Jack Sands, Callum Watt, Tobias Eedy |
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Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Ireland / Aug 09, 2019 / 12A
United Kingdom / Aug 09, 2019 / 12A
Brazil / Aug 14, 2019 / 12
Canada / Aug 14, 2019
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United States / Aug 14, 2019 / PG-13
Singapore / Aug 15, 2019 / PG
Germany / Aug 22, 2019 / 12
Netherlands / Aug 22, 2019 / 12
Australia / Aug 24, 2019 / PG
Italy / Aug 29, 2019
France / Sep 11, 2019 / U
Denmark / Sep 19, 2019 / 7
Spain / Sep 20, 2019 / 7
Greece / Sep 26, 2019
Sweden / Sep 27, 2019 / 15
Czechia / Oct 03, 2019 / 15+
Digital
Austria / Aug 22, 2019 / 12
South Korea / Oct 04, 2019 / 12
United States / Oct 22, 2019 / PG-13
Japan / Nov 03, 2019 / G
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Poland / Nov 08, 2019 / 16
Hungary / Nov 29, 2020 / 16
Physical media
United Kingdom / Dec 09, 2019
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