sex & drugs & rock & roll
United Kingdom
2010
115 Min
Color
1.33:1
English
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Mat Whitecross (codirector of The Road to Guantanamo) paints a stylized, ripsnorting portrait of mercurial British punk rock pioneer Ian Dury (flawlessly portrayed by BAFTA nominee Andy Serkis). From a troubled childhood and a battle with debilitating polio to the effects of fame on relationships and fatherhood, here are the highs and lows of a life lived sneeringly, unapologetically out loud. With Olivia Williams, Ray Winstone, and Naomie Harris. —Tribeca Film Festival
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Mat Whitecross
Mat Whitecross co-directed The Road to Guantanamo with Michael Winterbottom, winning the Silver Bear at Berlin for Best Director in 2006. He then went on to make music videos for artists including Coldplay, Take That and Jay-Z. In 2009, Whitecross co-directed The Shock Doctrine, an adaptation of Naomi Klein’s controversial book and filmed Moving to Mars, a documentary about Karen refugees fleeing from Burma to the UK. His next film Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll was critically acclaimed and nominated for Best Actor and Music at the 2010 BAFTAs. He is currently shooting Ashes, a road movie thriller starring Ray Winstone and Jim Sturgess. —Medfest
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Pedro Ponte
3Aug10
Deliciously psychedelic, cool and full of little priceless details that make it a must-see for anyone who loves rock history. Nice sort of companion piece to 24 Hour Party People. And Andy Serkis is fabulous as one of the founders of the true and only punk-rock.
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never let the truth get in the way of a good story.
By Reno Nismara on May 11, 2010
ian dury is an attractively and eccentrically manic lyricist that has his own way of thinking. and this film could capture his attractiveness very well via the never better andy serkis and the storytelling… read review
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