Directed by:
Michael WinterbottomScreenplay:
Frank Cottrell BoyceCinematography:
Robby MüllerCast:
Steve Coogan, Shirley Henderson, John Thomson, Lennie James, Paddy Considine, John Simm, Ralf Little, Andy Serkis, Keith Allen, Sean Harris, Enzo Cilenti (more)VOD (3)
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Manchester, 1976. Tony Wilson (Steve Coogan) is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for a way to make his mark. After witnessing a life-changing concert by an unknown band known as the Sex Pistols, he persuades his station to televise one of their performances, and soon Manchester's punk groups are clamoring for him to manage them. Riding the wave of a musical revolution, Wilson and his friends create the legendary Factory Records label and The Hacienda club, and bands like Joy Division, New Order, and the Happy Mondays emerge to change the industry forever. (official distributor synopsis)
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An interesting film that I'm not sure whether to think it's brilliant or just so silly that it looks brilliant. Steve Coogan is absolutely captivating in the role of Tony Wilson, which is further underscored by the period and the way information about the burgeoning of Manchester and its music scene in the late 1970s is presented.
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