Film · 2002 · 117 min · 18 · Comedy · Drama · Music
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Manchester, 1976. Tony Wilson is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for a way to make his mark. After witnessing a life-changing concert by a band known as the Sex Pistols, he persuades his station to televise one of their performances, and soon Manchester's punk groups are clamoring for him to manage them. Riding the wave of a musical revolution, Wilson and his friends create the legendary Factory Records label and The Hacienda club.
Directed by Michael Winterbottom
Starring Steve Coogan, Lennie James, Paddy Considine, Shirley Henderson, Andy Serkis, John Simm, Ralf Little, Danny Cunningham
Digital release (the first date to rent, buy or stream): 11 July 2002.
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11 July 2002
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13 February 2002 (the United Kingdom and the United States)
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