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Nowhere Boy (2009)
Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson
Cast: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Anne-Marie Duff, Kristin Scott Thomas, David Threlfall
Runtime98 min
Rating15
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A rebellious teenager, future Beatle John Lennon lives with his Aunt Mimi in working-class mid-1950s Liverpool, England. Mimi's husband suddenly dies, and John spies his mother Julia at the funeral. Despite Mimi's misgivings, John intends to have a real relationship with his mother. Julia introduces him to popular music and the banjo and, though a family conflict looms, young John is inspired to form his own band.
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Nowhere Boy (2009), directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson, offers a captivating exploration of the young John Lennon's formative years, blending drama and music in a visually striking and emotionally resonant coming-of-age story that will especially appeal to fans of biopics and musicians' origin stories.
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Nowhere Boy is a 2009 British biographical drama film, directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson in her directorial debut. Written by Matt Greenhalgh, it is based on Julia Baird's biography of her half-brother, the musician John Lennon. Nowhere Boy is about the teenage years of Lennon, his relationships with his aunt Mimi Smith and his mother Julia Lennon, the creation of his first band, the Quarrymen, and its evolution into the Beatles.
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