Control
Biographical drama about Ian Curtis, lead singer of Joy Division.
- Control
- United Kingdom, United States, Australia, Japan, France 2007
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- Czech
- 127 min.
- 15+
Control is the biography of Joy Division lead singer Ian Curtis, taking his story from schoolboy days of 1973 to his suicide on the eve of the band's first American tour in 1980. In this time we see Curtis grow from David Bowie-infatuated teen to Sex Pistols-inspired punk, and eventually to rising new wave star. The movie explores the pressures he felt, from his epilepsy, a failing marriage, his new lover, and a band that relied on him – all in an attempt to explain his decision to hang himself at the age of 23.
Read moreCannes Film Festival
2007 – Anton Corbijn (Golden Camera - Special Mention)
Cannes Film Festival
2007 – Anton Corbijn (Regards Jeunes Prize)
British Independent Film Awards
2007 – Anton Corbijn (Best Director)
British Independent Film Awards
2007 – Sam Riley (Most Promising Newcomer)
Chicago International Film Festival
2007 – Sam Riley (Best Actor)
Chicago International Film Festival
2007 – Matt Greenhalgh (Best Screenplay)
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