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Blinded by the Light

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6.9/10 • 586

2019-08-09 • 1h 58m

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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.

Directors
Gurinder Chadha
Writters
Sarfraz Manzoor, Gurinder Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges
Editors
Sarfraz Manzoor, Gurinder Chadha, Justin Krish

Top Billed Cast

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  1. Viveik Kalra

    Viveik Kalra

    Javed

  2. Nell Williams

    Nell Williams

    Eliza

  3. Hayley Atwell

    Hayley Atwell

    Ms Clay

  4. Kulvinder Ghir

    Kulvinder Ghir

    Malik

  5. Aaron Phagura

    Aaron Phagura

    Roops

  6. Dean-Charles Chapman

    Dean-Charles Chapman

    Matt

  7. Meera Ganatra

    Meera Ganatra

    Noor

  8. Nikita Mehta

    Nikita Mehta

    Shazia

  9. Tara Divina

    Tara Divina

    Yasmeen

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Jun 10, 2019

5/10

Perhaps it was the “I feel like I’ve seen this before” factor, but ‘Blinded By The Light’ just didn’t resonate. It lacked the humour, the heart and the finesse of Chadha’s previous films, and therefore it falls short.
  • Jess Fenton
Read Jess' full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-blinded-by-the-light-the-spiritual-sequel-to-bend-it-like-beckham Head to https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/sff for more Sydney Film Festival reviews.

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$8,300,000.00
Revenue
$18,144,644.00
Keywords
based on true storycoming of agewoman director1980sbritish asianteenager