Who was John Lennon before he became a pop culture icon? He was a boy from nowhere, raised by his resolute aunt, who kept escaping to his mother who had a very eccentric lifestyle. She was the one who instilled the love of music in the teenage boy and gave him his first guitar. The films shows how complicated family relations and the first friendships and relationships of the future Beatles member shaped Lennon’s personality.

Directed by: Sam Taylor-Johnson
Script: Julia Baird, Matt Greenhalgh
Cinematography: Seamus McGarvey
Music: Alison Goldfrapp, Will Gregory
Sound design: Simon Chase
Editing: Lisa Gunning
Production: Robert Bernstein, Kevin Loader, Douglas Rae