Nowhere Boy

Director: Sam Taylor Wood
Writer: Matt Greenhalgh
Cast: Aaron Johnson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Anne-Marie Duff, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Ophelia Lovibond, David Threlfall
Theatrical Release Date: October 8, 2010 8:15 AM
Distributor: The Weinstein Company
Criticwire: B
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Synopsis: Growing up in Liverpool in 1955, and raised by his aunt and late uncle, John is a smart, spirited, but directionless, teen who skips school, steals records, and is told he’s going nowhere. Having brought rock music into the "house of Tchaikovsky," John widens the rift with Aunt Mimi when he seeks out his estranged mother, to whom he forms an immediate attachment. Full of energy and sexuality, his mother encourages John’s interest in music, inflaming the rivalry with her sister, Mimi. In opening the door to a painful past, John seeks refuge in music—a journey that leads to The Beatles. [Synopsis courtesy of Sundance Film Festival]

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perdedorita | October 22, 2010 6:06 AMReply

Spectrum Culture also reviewed this film: http://spectrumculture.com/2010/10/nowhere-boy.html. Thought readers might want to check out another perspective!