Blinded by the Light (2019)

[James Marinero]

Title: Blinded by the Light (2019)

Tagline: For anyone who has ever wanted to dream. You're not alone.

Genre: Drama, Comedy

Director: Gurinder Chadha

Cast: Viveik Kalra, Nell Williams, Hayley Atwell, Kulvinder Ghir, Aaron Phagura, Dean-Charles Chapman, Meera Ganatra, Nikita Mehta, Tara Divina, Rob Brydon, Frankie Fox, Sally Phillips, Sofia Abbasi, Asheq Akhtar, Vincent Andriano, David Hayman, Lorraine Ashbourne, Marcus Brigstocke, Olivia Poulet, Jeff Mirza, Kit Reeve

Release: 2019-08-09

Runtime: 114

Plot: 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.

 

[James Marinero]

An inspirational story for aspiring writers, set in a time of change. Based on a true story, you will not enjoy this if you don't like the music (and words) of the Boss. I do, and it worked well for me. It's also a parable (?) on how a country sees immigrants - and how immigrants perceive their country of adoption.