Javed, a British Pakistani teen living in Luton, England, in 1987, writes poetry to escape pressure from his father at home and racial intolerance at school. But he finds inspiration and hope from an unexpected source - Bruce Springsteen - whose music empowers Javed to find his own unique voice.

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Blinded By The Light (2019)

PG-13

Music/Drama/Comedy · 1h 54m · 8/14/2019

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For everyone who has ever wanted to dream. you're not alone.

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Javed, a British Pakistani teen living in Luton, England, in 1987, writes poetry to escape pressure from his father at home and racial intolerance at school. But he finds inspiration and hope from an unexpected source - Bruce Springsteen - whose music empowers Javed to find his own unique voice.

Status

Released

Language

English

Countries

United Kingdom, United States

Production Companies

Levantine Films, Ingenious Media, Bend It Films, Rakija Films

Budget

$15,000,000

Revenue

$17,590,078
Source
Cast
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Viveik Kalra

Javed
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Jeff Mirza

Mr. Shah
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Olivia Poulet

Frances - Eliza's Mum
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Kit Reeve

Emma
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Leo Shirley

Alex Luton - Herald Reporter
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Tom Stocks

Lad 2
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Matt Tyzack

Estate Agent
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Jo Wheatley

NF member
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Zain Zaman

Kaleem
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Ken Byrd

National Front Member (uncredited)
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Peter Coe

NF Supporter (uncredited)
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Andrea Sandell

Teacher (uncredited)
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Kriss Dosanjh

Mr. Singh
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Rishi Gupta

Club Goer (uncredited)
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David Guinan-Browne

Estate Agent
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Arun Kapur

Pedestrian (uncredited)
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Dipali Limbachia

Club Goer (uncredited)
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Ketan Majmudar

Teacher (uncredited)
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Simon Manley

Parent (uncredited)
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Marco Mastrocola

Newspaper reporter (uncredited)
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Kas Meghani

Parent / Teacher (uncredited)
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Bharat Mistri

Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Paul O'Kelly

National Front (uncredited)
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Jag Patel

Luton Town Visitor (uncredited)
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Reece Putinas

National Front Leader (uncredited)
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Stephen Samson

Riot Officer (uncredited)
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Dylan Gawtry

Protester (uncredited)
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Nina Kumar

Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Joshua Grant

Lad 1
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Sonia Goswami

Pedestrian (uncredited)
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Kulvinder Ghir

Malik
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Meera Ganatra

Noor
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Aaron Phagura

Roops
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Dean-Charles Chapman

Matt
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Nikita Mehta

Shazia
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Nell Williams

Eliza
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Tara Divina

Yasmeen
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Rob Brydon

Matt's Dad
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Frankie Fox

Colin Hand
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Joshua James Cole

Gothic Smith's Fan
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Hayley Atwell

Ms Clay
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Sofia Abbasi

1980's Local Resident
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Asheq Akhtar

Butcher
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Scott Folan

Alan
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Amer Chadha-Patel

DJ
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James Ballanger

Passport Official
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Lee Barnett

Foreman
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Billy Barratt

Young Matt
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Kumiko Kaur Chadha Berges

Lilly
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Ronak Singh Chadha Berges

Young Javed (aged 10)
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Paul Blackwell

Nf March Goer
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Daniella Bowen

Reporter
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Lee Byford

NF Supporter
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Abigail Carter-Simpson

Waitress
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Sally Phillips

Mrs. Anderson
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Atul Sharma

Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Raj Awasti

Luton Herald Newspaper Reporter
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Jonno Davies

Michael (Estate Agent)
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Vincent Andriano

Billy
Crew
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Gurinder Chadha

Director
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Paul Mayeda Berges

Writer
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Gurinder Chadha

Writer
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Sarfraz Manzoor

Writer
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Disc Releases
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Blinded by the Light

(Blu-ray, Keep Case (HD Slim, Low))

11/19/2019

Disc Title Front Cover

Blinded By The Light

(DVD, Keep Case (Std.))

11/19/2019

$7.28 -$0.68

Disc Title Front Cover

Blinded by the Light

(Blu-ray, Keep Case (HD, Low))

11/19/2019

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