# Blinded by the Light (2019)

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**Runtime**: 117 min
**Genres**: Drama, Comedy
**Directed by**: Gurinder Chadha
**Written by**: Gurinder Chadha, Paul Mayeda Berges, Sarfraz Manzoor
**Starring**: Viveik Kalra, Nell Williams, Hayley Atwell, Kulvinder Ghir, Aaron Phagura, Dean-Charles Chapman

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

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

An East Asian teen in Thatcher’s Britain discovers self-worth via a cassette tape that looks like it survived a nuclear winter. He records his teen angst over Springsteen riffs, annoying his parents and baffling his friends. The soundtrack does all the heavy lifting, including emotional lift.

**Mood tags**: bittersweet, playful, tender, uplifting

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