Cinema - Nowhere Boy (Cert. 15) 

Dir: Sam Taylor-Wood

UK 2009 1hr 38mins
Aaron Johnson, Kristen Scott-Thomas, Anne Marie Duff

The highly anticipated feature debut from artist Sam Taylor-Wood, Nowhere Boy is a sensitive and sprightly look at the formative years of one of Britain's cultural icons.

Liverpool 1955, and 15-year-old John Lennon is a teenager hungry for experience. Since the age of five he has been brought up by his Aunt Mimi, the epitome of respectability. John is a bit of a rebel though, and when he meets his mother Julia, he forms an instant bond with her.
He's bewitched by Julia, and she by him, but their reconnection provokes a great deal of friction between the two women, with John caught in the middle. Yearning for a less troubled life, he escapes into music, starting a band with a group of friends, and finding a kindred spirit when he meets Paul McCartney. Just as he begins his new life, further tragedy strikes, but by then he's found his voice...