Blinded By The Light

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Synopsis

Drama. Based on the book 'Greetings from Bury Park: Race, Religion and Rock N’ Roll' by Sarfraz Manzoor. In 1987, a working class British Pakistani teenager (Viveik Kalra) discovers the music of Bruce Springsteen.

Content elements

• Infrequent use of scatological slang, profanity, and ethno-cultural slurs
• Portrayal of hand-to-hand violence – some blood, little detail
• Infrequent portrayals of alcohol and tobacco use in recreational and historical contexts
• Portrayal of a crude bodily function – no nudity, little detail

Thematic elements

• Father/son bonds
• The immigrant experience
• Finding your voice
• Belonging

Classification rationale

Rated PG for some coarse language, violence, and crude content

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