CFF: 24 Hour Party People
18 118 mins
18 118 mins
In 1976, television presenter Tony Wilson (Steve Coogan) experiences a life-altering epiphany at a Sex Pistols concert.
His sudden transformation ignites sixteen chaotic years defined by Factory Records, the legendary Haçienda nightclub, and a local music scene that temporarily transformed Manchester into the epicenter of cultural history.
From Joy Division and New Order to the Happy Mondays, disastrous business decisions culminate in artistic triumphs, as Michael Winterbottom's unruly pseudo-documentary stands as a celebration of raw creative idealism, frantic mythmaking, and the unapologetic DIY spirit that defined a generation.
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