NOWHERE BOY

Year: 2009
USA: The Weinstein Company
UK: Icon Film Distribution
Cast: Aaron Johnson, Kristin Scott Thomas, Anne-Marie Duff, Thomas Sangster, David Morrissey, Ophelia Lovibond, Sam Bell, Jack McElhone, Calum O'Toole, Ellie Jeffreys, Les Loveday, Christian Bird, Josh Bolt, Simon Lowe, James Johnson, Christian Bird, Daniel Ross
Director: Sam Taylor-Wood
Countries: UK / Canada
USA & UK: 97 mins
USA Rated: tbc
UK Certificate: 15 contains strong language and sex
USA Release Date: tbc
UK Release Date: 26 December 2009


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Synopsis

Imagine John Lennon's childhood... Liverpool 1955: a smart and troubled 15 year-old is hungry for experience. In a family full of secrets, two incredible women clash over John. Mimi, the buttoned-up aunt who raised him, and Julia, the prodigal mother. Yearning for a normal family, John escapes into rock n' roll. His fledgling genius finds a kindred spirit in the teenage Paul McCartney. Just as John begins his new life, tragedy strikes. But a resilient young man finds his voice - and an icon explodes into the world.

NOWHERE BOY is written by Matt Greenhalgh (CONTROL) and stars newcomer Aaron Johnson as John Lennon, Kristin Scott Thomas as Lennon's Aunt Mimi, and Anne-Marie Duff as his mother Julia. They are joined by Thomas Brodie Sangster playing the young Paul McCartney and newcomer Sam Bell as George Harrison alongside a strong supporting cast that includes David Morrissey and David Threlfall. The film was produced by Robert Bernstein and Douglas Rae for Ecosse Films and Kevin Loader, with cinematography from Seamus McGarvey.