Nowhere Boy (2009)

Cast:

Kristin Scott Thomas,
David Morrissey,
Aaron Johnson,
Thomas Sangster,
Anne-Marie Duff,
David Threlfall,
Richard Syms,
Les Loveday,
Colin Tierney,
Sarah Molkenthin,
Kerrie Hayes,
Nigel Travis,
Dan Armour,
Angelica Jopling,
Lizzie Hopley,
Baillie Walsh,
Ellie Jeffreys,
Daniel Ross,
Andrew Buchan,
Jack McElhone,
Daniel Solazzo,
Angela Walsh,
Ben Smith,
Sam Bell,
Ophelia Lovibond,
Josh Bolt,
James Johnson,
Richard Tate,
Sam Wilmott,
Simon Lowe,
Paul Ritter,
Chris Coghill

Director:

Sam Taylor-Woods

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description:

Nowhere Boy is a 2009 British biopic about John Lennon's adolescence, the creation of his first band, The Quarrymen, and its evolution into The Beatles. The film is based on a biography written by Lennon's half-sister Julia Baird. The film received its US release on 8 October 2010, coinciding with that weekend's celebrations of the 70th anniversary of Lennon's birth (9 October 1940).

plot:

The drama tells the story of Lennon's (Aaron Johnson) teenage years from 19551960 and the start of his journey to becoming a successful musician. The story also examines the impact on his early life and personality of the two dominant females in his childhood his Aunt Mimi (Kristin Scott Thomas), and his mother, Julia (Anne-Marie Duff). In addition, the film shows the first meeting of Lennon with future Beatles Paul McCartney (Thomas Brodie Sangster) and George Harrison (Sam Bell), and the development of their friendship and musical partnership.