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London Town

Synopsis

When fifteen-year-old Shay hears the music of The Clash for the first time, it’s a revelation, opening up a new world of social consciousness and anti-establishment defiance beyond anything he’s known in his dead-end London suburb. Drawn into the heart of the city’s burgeoning punk scene, he forges two relationships that will change his life, falling in love with rebellious cool girl Vivian and finding an unexpected connection with none other than The Clash’s electrifying frontman, Joe Strummer.
Propelled by a blistering soundtrack that bounces from The Clash to The Ramones to Buzzcocks, this film captures the sound and spirit of a scene that shook the world.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2016 - Sonic Strand

Details

Year
2016
Type of project
Features
Running time
92 mins
Director
Derrick Borte
Producer
Sofia Sondervan, Christine Vachon, Tom Butterfield
Executive Producer
Alastair Burlingham, Lee Vandermolen, Charlie Dombek, Angel Chen, Dennis Mykytyn
Screenwriter
Matthew Brown
Director of Photography
Hubert Taczanowski
Principal cast
Daniel Huttlestone, Dougray Scott, Natascha McElhone, Nell Williams, Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Genre

Music Drama Dance

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

US, UK coproduction

Dutch Tilt Film (US), Killer Films (US), Culmination Productions (UK), Jeff Rice Films (US), Storyland Pictures (US), WeatherVane Productions (US)

Culmination Productions

Tom Butterfield
38D Cropley Street
London
N1 7GJ

Sales Company

Cargo Entertainment (World sales excluding US)

135 West 29th Street, Suite 300
New York
NY 10001
USA

ICM (US Sales)

Peter Trinh
10250 Constellation Blvd, 9th Floor
Los Angeles
CA 90067
USA

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