As noted the real star here is Bruce Springsteen. Second billing goes to Viveik Kalrah (as Javed Khan), a high school student growing up in Luton UK in the 80s. Being of Pakistani descent, he faces his disapproving parents, his search for identity and the skinhead discrimination of the day. He finds his salvation through two cassettes his friend Ronan gives him, Born in the USA (1984) and the underrated Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978).
Suddenly his life has meaning as he sings and lives "I'm trying to start a fire" and "Mister I ain't a boy, no, I'm a man" and finds his voice through the inspiration of his teacher and his new girlfriend. Along the way he of course finds his way to Asbury Park, New Jersey. I'm surprised he didn't get a guitar lesson from the Boss himself along the way.
A fun musical/biopic mashup.
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