Blinded by the Light (series) (2019)
Release Year: 2019
Nation: United Kingdom
Alternative Title: N/A
Director: Gurinder Chadha
Writer: Paul Mayeda Berges, Gurinder Chadha, Bruce Springsteen, Sarfraz Manzoor
Production & Genre
Producer: Executive Producer: Peter Touche, Renee Witt, Tory Metzger, Tracy Nurse, Hannah Leader, Stephen Spence, Paul Mayeda Berges
Co-Producer: Alice Dawson
Producer: Jane Barclay, Gurinder Chadha, Jamal Daniel
Companies: New Line Cinema, Ingenious Media
Budget: 8.300.000
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Keywords
Keywords: based on true story, coming of age, woman director, 1980s, british asian, teenager
Story
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.
Summary
In 1987 Britain, Javed Khan, a British-Pakistani teen in Luton, finds his world constrained by Thatcher's conservatism and his father's expectations. When a new friend introduces him to Bruce Springsteen's music, Javed discovers a voice that echoes his own struggles. Inspired, he begins exploring his artistic talents, much to his father's dismay after he loses his job. As Javed finds support from unexpected friends, he also faces conflict at home, forcing him to confront his values and decide what truly matters amidst a family navigating change and the town's tensions.
