Sing Street
- Director: John Carney
- Writer: John Carney
- Producer: Anthony Bregman; John Carney
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What a joy of a film.
Definitely one for those of a certain age, those who grew-up in the 1980s...those who went through interminable fashion changes & faux-pas...those slaves to eyeliner and hairspray.
The laughs come fast and the nostalgia is plastered all over the screen...
Ooooh but there's a sting in its tail...thumping priests get a well-deserved thumping - there's a brief, chilling scene with a godly man-in-a-frock, it is as chilling as it is brief.
There's bullying by teachers and pupils, there's the recession, there's a divorce...it's misery...but, not to a teenager in love.
Those happy, carefree days.
There are a couple of new stars in-the-making....Ferdia Walsh-Peelo (an outstanding acting debut) and John Carney - for directing such an outstanding debut..and, for the background detail...there really are some lovely little touches.
Sing Street is a joy to behold. You'll be singing all the way home.
Trailer...
The(ir) Blurb...
A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band and moving to London.
Cast & Characters
Ferdia Walsh-Peelo as Cosmo;
Aidan Gillen as Robert;
Maria Doyle Kennedy as Penny;
Jack Reynor as Brendan;
Lucy Boynton as Raphina;
Kelly Thornton as Ann;
Ben Carolan as Darren;
Mark McKenna as Eamon;
Percy Chamburuka as Ngig;
Conor Hamilton as Larry;
Karl Rice as Garry;
Ian Kenny as Barry;
Don Wycherley as Brother Baxter;
Lydia McGuinness as Mrs. Dunne