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11/03/2016 Romance, Drama, Music, Comedy 1h 45m
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Boy meets girl. Girl unimpressed. Boy starts band.

Overview

A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.

  1. John Carney

    Writer, Director

Top billed cast

  1. Ferdia Walsh-Peelo

    Conor "Cosmo" Lawlor

  2. Lucy Boynton

    Raphina

  3. Jack Reynor

    Brendan Lawlor

  4. Ben Carolan

    Darren

  5. Mark McKenna

    Eamon

  6. Kelly Thornton

    Ann Lawlor

  7. Maria Doyle Kennedy

    Penny Lawlor

  8. Aidan Gillen

    Robert Lawlor

  9. Ian Kenny

    Barry

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Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by Reno
Written by Reno on 2016-08-18
> Back to the 80s with rock and roll and romance.

I seriously thought this might be an overrated film. I knew it was too early to judge it, so I was not expecting anything extraordinary and then it struck me with its progress, I was clean bowled by its style and cuteness. I don't what others think, but this is John Carney's masterpiece according to me. I liked his other films, but this is something I think a perfect dose of contents. In two words to say it is a Golden Touch. I rarely like music and musical films, and it had been long since one I had enjoyed very much like this. Definitely t...read the rest
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