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Blinded by the Light

Blinded by the Light

For anyone who has ever wanted to dream. You're not alone.

20196.91h 57m

Overview

In 1987, during the austere days of Thatcher’s Britain, a teenager learns to live life, understand his family, and find his own voice through the music of Bruce Springsteen.

Directed by Gurinder Chadha
Written by Sarfraz Manzoor, Gurinder Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges
Produced by Jane Barclay, Jamal Daniel, Gurinder Chadha
Box OfficeBudget: $8.3MRevenue: $18.1M

Top Cast

Viveik Kalra

Viveik Kalra

Javed

Nell Williams

Nell Williams

Eliza

Hayley Atwell

Hayley Atwell

Ms Clay

Kulvinder Ghir

Kulvinder Ghir

Malik

Aaron Phagura

Aaron Phagura

Roops

Dean-Charles Chapman

Dean-Charles Chapman

Matt

M

Meera Ganatra

Noor

Nikita Mehta

Nikita Mehta

Shazia

T

Tara Divina

Yasmeen

Rob Brydon

Rob Brydon

Matt's Dad

Themes & Keywords

based on true storycoming of agewoman director1980sbritish asianteenager

About Blinded by the Light

Blinded by the Light is a drama, comedy film released in 2019 exploring themes of based on true story, coming of age, woman director, 1980s, british asian, teenager. Directed by Gurinder Chadha, it stars Viveik Kalra, Nell Williams, Hayley Atwell. In 1987, during the austere days of Thatcher’s Britain, a teenager learns to live life, understand his family, and find his own voice through the music of Bruce Springsteen.

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