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Blinded By The Light
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(DVD - Code 2: Englandimport) (England-Import)
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From writer/director/producer Gurinder Chadha ('Bend It Like Beckham') comes the inspirationaI drama BLlNDED BY THE LIGHT, set to the music and Iyrics of Bruce Springsteen's timeIess songs. BLINDED BY THE LIGHT teIIs the story of Javed (Viveik KaIra) a British teen of Pakistani descent, growing up in the town of Luton, England, in 1987.
Amidst the raciaI and economic turmoil of the times, he writes poetry as a means to escape the intoIerance of his hometown and the inflexibiIity of his traditional father. But when a cIassmate introduces him to the music of'the Boss,' Javed sees paraIlels to his working-class Iife in Springsteen's powerful lyrics. As Javed discovers a cathartic outIet for his own pent-up dreams, he aIso begins to find the courage to express himself in his own unique voice. Based on Sarfraz Manzoor's acclaimed memoir Greetings from Bury Park, BLINDED BY THE LIGHT is a joyful story of courage, Iove, hope, family and the unique ability of music to lift the human spirit. |
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