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Blinded by the light /

Javed, a British teen of Pakistani descent, is growing up in England in 1987. Amidst the racial and economic turmoil of the times, he writes poetry as a means to escape the intolerance of his hometown and the inflexibility of his traditional father. But when he is introduced to the music of 'th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rahman, A. R. (Composer)
Other Authors: Chadha, Gurinder (Screenwriter), Manzoor, Sarfraz, 1971- (Screenwriter), Berges, Paul Mayeda (Screenwriter), Kalra, Viveik (Actor), Ghir, Kulvinder, 1965- (Actor), Ganatra, Meera (Actor), Williams, Nell, 1998- (Actor), Phagura, Aaron (Actor), Chapman, Dean-Charles, 1997- (Actor), Brydon, Rob, 1965- (Actor), Atwell, Hayley, 1982- (Actor), Smithard, Ben (director of photography.)
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
Language Notes:English dialogue; English, French or Spanish subtitles; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH); English descriptive audio.
Published: Burbank, CA : Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, [2019]
Subjects:
Pakistanis > Great Britain > Drama.
Teenagers > Great Britain > Drama.
Music > Drama.
Springsteen, Bruce > Influence > Drama.
Nineteen eighties > Drama.
Music.
Pakistanis.
Teenagers.
Great Britain.
DVD-Video discs.
Comedy films.
Drama.
Fiction films.
Musical films.
Historical films.
Feature films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
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Summary:Javed, a British teen of Pakistani descent, is growing up in England in 1987. Amidst the racial and economic turmoil of the times, he writes poetry as a means to escape the intolerance of his hometown and the inflexibility of his traditional father. But when he is introduced to the music of 'the Boss,' Javed sees parallels to his working-class life in Springsteen's powerful lyrics.
Item Description:Based on the book "Greetings form Bury Park: race, religion and rock 'n' roll" by Sarfraz Manzoor.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2019.
Wide screen.
Special feature: making-of featurette.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; region 1; widescreen; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG-13 (thematic material and language including some ethnic slurs).
Production Credits:Original score by A. R. Rahman ; editor, Justin Krish ; director of photography, Ben Smithard.