Blinded by the Light

2019

PG-13

1h 57m

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6.9/10

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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

Writers

Sarfraz Manzoor(writer by)

Gurinder Chadha(writer by)

Paul Mayeda Berges(writer by)

Stars

Viveik Kalra

Nell Williams

Hayley Atwell

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Top cast

Javed

Eliza

Ms Clay

Malik

Roops

Matt

Noor

Shazia

Yasmeen

Matt's Dad

Colin Hand

Mrs. Anderson

1980's Local Resident

Butcher

Billy

Mr. Evans

Kathy

Eliza’s Dad

Directors

Gurinder Chadha

Writers

Sarfraz Manzoor(writer by)

Gurinder Chadha(writer by)

Paul Mayeda Berges(writer by)

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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.

maketheSWITCH10 Jun, 2019