Archive Cinema City 2008.
Genre: Drama / Comedy Synopsis:
Spanning from the 1970's to early 1990's, this is the story of the Manchester music scene... Tony Wilson (Steve Coogan) is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for a way to make his mark. After witnessing a life-changing concert by an unknown band called the Sex Pistols, he persuades his station to televise one of their performances, and soon Manchester's punk groups are clamoring for him to manage them. Riding the wave of a musical revolution, Wilson and his friends create the legendary Factory Records and the Hacienda Club, and bands like Joy Division, New Order, and the Happy Mondays emerge to change the industry forever.
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Nominations:
Best Technical
Achievement, 2002 British
Independent Film Awards
Golden Palm, 2002 Cannes Film
Festival
Best Supporting Actor (Sean Harris),
2003 Chlotrudis
Awards
Emden Film Award, 2003 Emden International Film
Festival
Best British Actor (Steve Coogan), Best
British Film, 2003 Empire Awards
UK
Best Independent, Best Voice Over, 2003 Golden Trailer
Awards
British Supporting Actress of the Year
(Shirley Henderson), 2003 London
Critics Circle Film Awards
Best Breakthrough
Performance (Steve Coogan), 2003
Online Film Critics Society Awards
PFS Award
(Democracy), 2003 Political Film
Society USA
Best Original Score, 2003 Satellite
Awards
Awards:
Best
Achievement in Production, 2002
British Independent Film Awards
