Blinded by the Light (UK 2018)
Comedy, Genre
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Director: Gurinder Chadha
Starring: Â Billy Barratt, Ronak Singh Chadha Berges, Viveik Kalra |
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 114 mins
Bend It Like Beckham director Gurinder Chadha knows firsthand what it feels like to be an outsider. Born in Kenya when the country was a British colony, she grew up as part of the Indian/Asian diaspora who made their way from East Africa to London. For that reason, the 59-year-old’s movies have always dealt with the immigrant experience, and her latest is no different, telling the story of a Muslim Pakistani teenager growing up in Thatcher’s England whose narrowly structured life is saved when he’s turned on to the music of Bruce Springsteen during the late ‘80s National Front/dole queue era. It serves as a poignant parallel to the xenophobia of today.