Nowhere Boy [Trailer]

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Nowhere Boy is a British feature film about John Lennon's adolescence, the creation of his first band The Quarrymen and its evolution into The Beatles.

The drama tells the story of Lennon's teenage years and the start of his journey to becoming a successful musician. The story also examines the impact on his early life and personality of the two dominant females in his childhood - his Aunt Mimi and his mother Julia. In addition, the film shows the first meeting of Lennon with future Beatle Paul McCartney and the development of their friendship and musical partnership. British actor Aaron Johnson portrays Lennon and Thomas Sangster plays Paul McCartney. Lennon's aunt Mimi is portrayed by Kristin Scott Thomas and Anne-Marie Duff plays Lennon's mother Julia.

The film is scheduled to receive its US release on Friday October 8, 2010 coinciding with that weekend's celebrations of the 70th anniversary of Lennon's birth (October 9, 1940).

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