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Sing Street

Name: Sing Street
Released: 2016

2016

In 1980s Dublin, a teenager weathering his parents' crumbling marriage starts a band to impress a mysterious older girl, pouring his heartache into pop songs and dreams of escape. John Carney's exuberant, big-hearted musical coming-of-age story.

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Part of 10 Essential Irish Films

This film is stop 5 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Ireland. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

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