"The story of two bands, one girl and a night they will never forget."

2012

1h 36m

6.3(80 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Music

Overview

Teenage musicians travel to England's Spike Island in the hope of attending an outdoor performance by their favorite band, the Stone Roses.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Elliott Tittensor

Tits

Emilia Clarke

Sally

Nico Mirallegro

Dodge

Adam Long

Little Gaz

Jordan Murphy

Zippy

Oliver Heald

Penfold

Robert James-Collier

Mr Milligan

Matthew McNulty

Ibiza Ste

Steve Evets

Eric

Lesley Manville

Margaret

Creative team

Directed by: Mat Whitecross
Written by: Chris Coghill
Produced by: Fiona Neilson
Esther Douglas

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