BLINDED BY THE LIGHT
Duration: 114 mins
Genre: Biography, Comedy, Drama
Cast: Viveik Kalra, Kulvinder Ghir, Meera Ganatra
Director: Gurinder Chadha
The feel good movie of the year!
Blinded by the Light tells the story of Javed a British teen of Pakistani descent, growing up in the town of Luton, England, in 1987. Amidst the racial and economic turmoil of the times, he writes poetry as a means to escape the intolerance of his hometown and the inflexibility of his traditional father.
But when a classmate introduces him to the music of “The Boss”, Javed sees parallels to his working-class life in Springsteen’s powerful lyrics. As Javed discovers a cathartic outlet for his own pent-up dreams, he also begins to find the courage to express himself in his own unique voice.
