"On air. Off shore. Out of control."

2009

2h 15m

7.2(2352 votes)

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Overview

When a group of rebellious deejays decides to defy the ban on government-censored music, they take to the seas to broadcast music and mayhem to millions of adoring fans.

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10 featured cast members

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Tom Sturridge

Carl

Philip Seymour Hoffman

The Count

Rhys Ifans

Gavin

Bill Nighy

Quentin

Emma Thompson

Charlotte

Nick Frost

Dave

Kenneth Branagh

Dormandy

January Jones

Eleonore

Gemma Arterton

Desiree

Jack Davenport

Twatt

Creative team

Directed by: Richard Curtis
Written by: Richard Curtis
Produced by: Tim Bevan
Hilary Bevan Jones

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