Nowhere Boy

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Nowhere Boy

Synopsis

From the writer of Control, Nowhere Boy is the story of John Lennon's childhood Liverpool 1955: a smart and troubled fifteen year-old is hungry for experience. In a family full of secrets, two incredible women clash over John. Mimi the buttoned-up Aunt who raised him, and Julia, the prodigal mother.

Cast

Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Kick-Ass, Nocturnal Animals), Kristin Scott Thomas (The English Patient, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Gosford Park), Anne-Marie Duff (Suffragette, The Magdalene Sisters, Shameless)

Director

Sam Taylor-Johnson (Fifty Shades of Grey, Love You More, A Million Little Pieces)

Awards

  • NomineeBAFTABest British Film (Alexander Korda)
  • NomineeBAFTAOutstanding Debut by a British Writer/Director or Producer
  • NomineeBAFTABest Supporting Actress (Anne-Marie Duff)
  • NomineeBAFTABest Supporting Actress (Kristin Scott Thomas)
  • NomineeEmpire AwardsBest British Film
  • NomineeEmpire AwardsBest Actress (Anne-Marie Duff)
  • WinnerBIFABest Supporting Actress (Anne-Marie Duff)
  • NomineeBIFABest Screenplay
  • NomineeBIFABest Actor (Aaron Taylor-Johnson)
  • NomineeBIFABest Supporting Actress (Kristin Scott Thomas)
  • NomineeEmpire AwardsBest Newcomer (Aaron Taylor-Johnson)
  • NomineeLondon Critics Circle Film AwardsBritish Supporting Actress of the Year (Anne-Marie Duff)