Bibliograph

Blinded by the light, New Line Cinema presents ; screenplay by Sarfraz Manzoor, Gurinder Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges ; produced by Jan Barclay, Jamal Daniel ; produced and directed by Gurinder Chadha

Type

Label

Blinded by the light, New Line Cinema presents ; screenplay by Sarfraz Manzoor, Gurinder Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges ; produced by Jan Barclay, Jamal Daniel ; produced and directed by Gurinder Chadha

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: PG-13; for thematic material and language including some ethnic slurs

Main title

Blinded by the light

Medium

videorecording Blu-ray

Responsibility statement

New Line Cinema presents ; screenplay by Sarfraz Manzoor, Gurinder Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges ; produced by Jan Barclay, Jamal Daniel ; produced and directed by Gurinder Chadha

Runtime

118

Summary

Javed, a British teen of Pakistani descent, is growing up in England in 1987. Amidst the racial and economic turmoil of the times, he writes poetry as a means to escape the intolerance of his hometown and the inflexibility of his traditional father. But when he is introduced to the music of 'the Boss,' Javed sees parallels to his working-class life in Springsteen's powerful lyrics

Target audience

adult

Technique

live action

Contributor