Director: Gurinder Chadha
Writer: Sarfraz Manzoor, Gurinder Chadha et al
Starring: Viveik Kalra, Dean-Charles Chapman, Kit Reeve
Released: October 24, 2019
Rating: (PG)
Runtime: 117 minutes
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Story: In 1987 Britain, Javed Khan is a British-Pakistani college arts student in Luton in a family with a domineering father. Depressed by his oppressive family life and feeling he has no future in a hostile community, a newfound friend introduces Javed to the music of Bruce Springsteen. Touched by the rock star's powerfully eloquent affinity of his own feelings, Javed is inspired to reach out for his own dreams with his own talents. However, although Javed finds friends he never expected in this personal quest, he also finds himself butting heads with his newly unemployed father who stubbornly refuses to understand his son's new aspirations. In this conflict of values in a troubled time, Javed must decide what is truly important to him while his family struggles to understand what has changed and what remains with a new generation feeling born to run.
Cast:
Billy Barratt Matt (10)
Ronak Chadha Berges Javed (10)
Viveik Kalra Javed
Lee Barnett Foreman
Dean-Charles Chapman Matt
Kit Reeve Emma
David Hayman Mr Evans
Kulvinder Ghir Malik (Father)
Nikita Mehta Shazia
Rob Brydon Matt's Dad
Meera Ganatra Noor (Mother)
Lorraine Ashbourne Kathy
Tara Divina Yasmeen (Cousin)
Jeff Mirza Mr Shah
Frankie Fox Colin Hand