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Nowhere Boy (15)

In association with Oundle International Festival

John Lennon’s childhood...... A spirited teenager, curious, sharp and funny, growing up in the shattered city of Liverpool. Two extraordinary sisters tussle for his love – Mimi, the formidable and conservative aunt played by Kristin Scott Thomas, who raised him from the age of 5, and Julia, played by Anne Marie Duff, the spirited, interesting, wayward mother who gave him up to Mimi’s care. Yearning for a normal family, John escapes into art and the new music flooding in from America. His fledgling genius finds a kindred spirit in the young Paul McCartney. But just as John’s new life begins, the truth about his past leads to a tragedy he would never escape. A look into the well-springs of future greatness may not lead you to sail through this film and hum his songs on the way out.

Director: Sam Taylor Wood
Cast: Kristin Scott Thomas, Anne-Marie Duff, David Morrissey, Aaron Johnson, Thomas Sangster

98 mins, UK

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