Blinded by the Light (2019)
Der Film erzählt die Geschichte von Javed, einem britischen Teenager pakistanischer Abstammung, der 1987 in der englischen Stadt Luton lebt. Inmitten der ethnischen und wirtschaftlichen Unruhen der damaligen Zeit schreibt er Gedichte, um der Intoleranz seiner Heimatstadt und der Unbeugsamkeit seines konservativen Vaters zu entkommen. Als ihm ein Klassenkamerad die Musik von Bruce Springsteen vorspielt, erkennt Javed in Springsteens eindringlichen Liedtexten Parallelen zu seinem eigenen Leben in der Arbeiterschicht. Jared entdeckt ein befreiendes Ventil für seine unterdrückten Träume und findet den Mut, sich in seiner ganz eigenen Stimme auszudrücken.
Der Regisseur: Gurinder Chadha
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Viveik Kalra as Javed |
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Nell Williams as Eliza |
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Hayley Atwell as Ms Clay |
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Kulvinder Ghir as Malik |
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Aaron Phagura as Roops |
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Dean-Charles Chapman as Matt |
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Meera Ganatra as Noor |
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Nikita Mehta as Shazia |
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Tara Divina as Yasmeen |
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Rob Brydon as Matt's Dad |
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Frankie Fox as Colin Hand |
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Sally Phillips as Mrs. Anderson |
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Sofia Abbasi as 1980's Local Resident |
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Asheq Akhtar as Butcher |
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Vincent Andriano as Billy |
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David Hayman as Mr. Evans |
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Lorraine Ashbourne as Kathy |
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Marcus Brigstocke as Eliza’s Dad |
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Olivia Poulet as Eliza’s Mum |
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Jeff Mirza as Mr. Shah |
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Kit Reeve as Emma |
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Ronak Chadha Berges as Javed (10) |
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Billy Barratt as Matt (10) |
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Kriss Dosanjh as Mr Singh |
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James Ballanger as Passport Official |
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Kumiko Chadha Berges as Lilly |
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Robert Ryan as Protester |
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Lee Barnett as Foreman |
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Riz Moritz as Club Goer |
| Directing | Lydia Currie | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Lynsey Muir | Second Assistant Director |
| Crew | Katie Bullock-Webster | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Beth Timbrell | Production Manager |
| Crew | Abbi Collins | Stunt Coordinator |
| Crew | Steve Jehu | Stunts |
| Crew | Xavier Lake | Stunts |
| Crew | Ian Songhurst | Stunts |
| Crew | Roy Taylor | Stunts |
| Lighting | Michael McDermott | Gaffer |
| Camera | Nick Wall | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Rory Herbert | Script Supervisor |
| Sound | Peter Saville | Music Supervisor |
| Production | Amelia Southgate | Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Amory Leader | Music Editor |
| Sound | Zoë Ellen Bryant | Music Supervisor |
| Art | Matthew Clark | Graphic Designer |
| Art | Katerina Michail | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | John Moolenschot | Construction Manager |
| Production | Tory Metzger | Executive Producer |
| Production | Renee Witt | Executive Producer |
| Production | Peter Touche | Executive Producer |
| Production | Stephen Spence | Executive Producer |
| Production | Hannah Leader | Executive Producer |
| Production | Tracy Nurse | Executive Producer |
| Sound | A.R. Rahman | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | JoJo Williams | Makeup Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | JoJo Williams | Hair Designer |
| Sound | Glenn Freemantle | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Production | Susie Figgis | Casting |
| Production | Kirsty Kinnear | Casting |
| Art | Grant Bailey | Supervising Art Director |
| Art | Amaya Valentina Gonzalez Perez | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Owen Mann | Standby Art Director |
| Art | Beatrice Caltabiano | Art Department Assistant |
| Art | Lucy Williams | Draughtsman |
| Art | Verena Khan | Graphic Designer |
| Art | Maddy Westaway | Graphic Designer |
| Camera | Ben Smithard | "A" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Vince McGahon | "B" Camera Operator |
| Camera | Vince McGahon | Steadicam Operator |
| Camera | Richard Jakes | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Jack Sands | Camera Loader |
| Camera | Matt Wright | Camera Loader |
| Camera | Nathan Lloyd | Camera Trainee |
| Camera | Alan Robert Hopkins | Digital Imaging Technician |
| Crew | Amory Leader | Post Production Supervisor |
| Editing | Richard Ketteridge | Additional Editing |
| Editing | Lisa Clifford-Owen | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Danny Salas | First Assistant Editor |
| Editing | Nigel Bunyan | First Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Will Whale | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Guido Lerner | Sound Assistant |
| Camera | Alex Coverley | Grip |
| Camera | Simon Fogg | Grip |
| Camera | Callum Watt | Grip |
| Lighting | John Antill | Rigging Gaffer |
| Lighting | Andrew Duncan | Best Boy Electric |
| Lighting | James Kelly | Electrician |
| Art | Carolyn Boult | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Art | Steve Register | Property Master |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jenna McGranaghan | Costume Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Hannah Campbell | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Helen Felsted | Costume Assistant |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sally Tynan | Makeup Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sally Tynan | Hair Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jenny Hammond | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sally Watterston | Makeup & Hair |
| Costume & Make-Up | Martine Watkins | Makeup & Hair Assistant |
| Production | Vinnie Jassal | Location Manager |
| Production | Umberto Schramm | Location Manager |
| Production | Charlotte Hemsley | Location Manager |
| Production | Felix Pyne | Unit Manager |
| Production | Sam Pickering | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Elliott Caen | Assistant Location Manager |
| Production | Andrew New | Production Accountant |
| Production | Darren Holmes | First Assistant Accountant |
| Production | Amanda Fox | Post Production Accountant |
| Production | Ellie Coverdale | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| Production | Ami Verge | Post Production Coordinator |
| Art | Dina Karklina | Construction Manager |
| Sound | Gillian Dodders | Supervising Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Mark Heslop | Sound Editor |
| Sound | James Wichall | ADR Editor |
| Sound | James Wichall | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Emilie O'Connor | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Emilie O'Connor | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Paul Wrightson | ADR Editor |
| Sound | Paul Wrightson | Dialogue Editor |
| Sound | Nicholas Freemantle | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Sound | Sam Walsh | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Caitlin McDaid | Foley Mixer |
| Sound | Adam Bourne | Foley Editor |
| Sound | Peter Burgis | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Rebecca Heathcote | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Mike Dowson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Adam Scrivener | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Mike Tehrani | ADR Mixer |
| Directing | Gurinder Chadha | Director |
| Writing | Gurinder Chadha | Writer |
| Writing | Sarfraz Manzoor | Writer |
| Editing | Justin Krish | Editor |
| Writing | Paul Mayeda Berges | Writer |
| Camera | Ben Smithard | Director of Photography |
| Production | Jane Barclay | Producer |
| Production | Paul Mayeda Berges | Executive Producer |
| Production | Alice Dawson | Co-Producer |
| Sound | A.R. Rahman | Music |
| Art | Nick Ellis | Production Design |
| Art | Grant Bailey | Art Direction |
| Art | Lucy Howe | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Annie Hardinge | Costume Design |
| Sound | Bruce Springsteen | Music |
| Production | Gurinder Chadha | Producer |
| Production | Jamal Daniel | Producer |
| Sound | Glenn Freemantle | Sound Designer |
| Art | Richard Jackson | Props |
| Camera | Tobias Eedy | First Assistant "A" Camera |