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Directed by | John Carney |
Screenplay by | John Carney |
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Cinematography | Yaron Orbach |
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Running time | 106 minutes[2] |
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Language | English |
Budget | $4 million[4] |
Box office | $13.6 million[5] |
Sing Street is a 2016 musical coming-of-age comedy drama film written and directed by John Carney from a story by Carney and Simon Carmody. Starring Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Lucy Boynton, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Aidan Gillen, Jack Reynor and Kelly Thornton, the story revolves around a boy starting a band to impress a girl in 1980s Ireland. It is an international co-production among producers from Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States.
The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on 24 January 2016.[6] It was released in Ireland on 17 March 2016,[7] in the United States on 15 April and in the United Kingdom on 20 May.[8] The film received positive reviews from critics, grossed $13 million worldwide on a $4 million budget, and was nominated for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy at the 74th Golden Globe Awards.