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Kinky Boots

Kinky Boots

How far would you go to save the family business?

20056.71h 47m

Overview

Charles Price may have grown up with his father in the family shoe business in Northampton, central England, but he never thought that he would take his father's place. Charles has a chance encounter with the flamboyant drag queen cabaret singer Lola and everything changes.

Directed by Julian Jarrold
Written by Geoff Deane, Tim Firth
Produced by Mairi Bett, Peter Ettedgui, Nick Barton
Box OfficeBudget: $10.0MRevenue: $10.0M

Top Cast

Joel Edgerton

Joel Edgerton

Charlie Price

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Chiwetel Ejiofor

Lola/Simon

Sarah-Jane Potts

Sarah-Jane Potts

Lauren

Nick Frost

Nick Frost

Don

Linda Bassett

Linda Bassett

Mel

Jemima Rooper

Jemima Rooper

Nicola

Robert Pugh

Robert Pugh

Harold Price

Ewan Hooper

Ewan Hooper

George

Stephen Marcus

Stephen Marcus

Big Mike

Mona Hammond

Mona Hammond

Pat

Themes & Keywords

factory workercareerfactorysmall towntransvestismenglanddrag queencabaretmilanmusicallossbased on true storyfashion designercoming of agefootcross dressingrelationshipfashionjoblessdestinyshoefashion showunlikely friendshipdragmodelingbroadway showinspiringshoemakershoemakingdrag showgay theme

About Kinky Boots

Kinky Boots is a comedy, drama, music film released in 2005 exploring themes of factory worker, career, factory, small town, transvestism, england. Directed by Julian Jarrold, it stars Joel Edgerton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Sarah-Jane Potts. Charles Price may have grown up with his father in the family shoe business in Northampton, central England, but he never thought that he would take his father's place. Charles has a chance encounter with the flamboyant drag queen cabaret singer Lola and everything changes.

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