Blinded by the Light
Blinded by the Light
PG-13
6.9
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2019

·

118m

Blinded by the Light

Summary

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.

Director, Writer

Gurinder Chadha

Writer

Paul Mayeda Berges

Writer

Sarfraz Manzoor

Reviews

maketheSWITCH

maketheSWITCH

June 10, 2019

5

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.

Media

Status:

Released

Original Language:

English

Budget:

$8,300,000.00

Revenue:

$18,144,644.00

Keywords

based on true story
coming of age
woman director
1980s
british asian
teenager