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6.0/10 • 7

2023-09-151h 38m

DramaMusic

Love, live rock and T.Rex.

A love letter to 70s glam rock told through the eyes of Jimmy and Penny, two children who grew up in a children’s home and were involved in an accident after attending a T. Rex concert.

Directors
Ian Puleston-Davies
Writters
Ian Puleston-Davies

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  1. Timothy Spall

    Timothy Spall

    Jimmy

  2. Leanne Best

    Leanne Best

    Penny / Sadie

  3. Mark Lewis Jones

    Mark Lewis Jones

    Geraint

  4. Dyfan Dwyfor

    Dyfan Dwyfor

    Steffan

  5. Mathew Horne

    Mathew Horne

    Jez

  6. Holli Dempsey

    Holli Dempsey

    Zoe

  7. Louis Emerick

    Louis Emerick

    Simon

  8. Andrew Lancel

    Andrew Lancel

    The Vicar

  9. Ruby Snape

    Ruby Snape

    Delyth

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CinemaSerf

Oct 21, 2023

6/10

Many years after a fatal road accident affected her own family, Marc Bolan super-fans "Penny" (Leanne Best) and her pal "Steffan" (Dylan Dwyfor) head to the site of Bolan's own fatality where there is to be a quietly reflective memorial on the 75th anniversary of his death by a few other stalwarts. It turns out that this site is maintained by an odd looking gent, "Jimmy" (Timothy Spall) - who wouldn't look out of place playing guitar in "Slade, and who upon seeing "Penny" promptly has some sort of fit. It turns out that they have a great deal more in common than you might expect and as the story unfolds we learn a little more about their own trauma and just how it affected the relationship and their lives. Now, aside from them all having attended a T-Rex concert back in the day, meeting the band and acquiring a pair of his glamorous shoes, this film really has very little to do with the legendary musician. It's a melodrama about a family that has faced and struggled to come to terms with tragedy, mental illness and denial - and though it's not bad, it's not especially unique nor interesting either. The ending is quite touching, though - and it will look fine as a gently engaging vehicle for Spall on the television at Christmas.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
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Keywords
concert1970scoming of agerock music