Nowhere Boy


Nowhere Boy is a 2009 British biographical musical drama film about John Lennons adolescence, his relationships with his guardian aunt and his mother, the creation of his first band, the Quarrymen, and its evolution into the Beatles. The film is based on a biography written by Lennons halfsister Julia Baird. The film received its US release onOctober 2010, coinciding with that weekends celebrations of the 70th anniversary of Lennons birthOctober 1940.

John was separated from his mother, Julia Lennon, when he was five. He was brought up by his aunt and uncle, Mimi and George Smith, as their own son. He learns the truth at Georges funeral, becomes curious and seeks out his mother. John becomes obsessed with rock n roll music during a visit to Blackpool with Julia.When John is suspended from school, Julia offers to let him stay at her house during school hours so that Mimi wont discover his suspension. Julia teaches John how to play the banjo. Mimi discovers their arrangement and demands that it stop, but John refuses and moves in with Julia. A week later, John overhears an argument between Julia and her husband, and he decides to return to Mimi. ........

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