Nowhere Boy

Sam Taylor-Wood directs this adaptation of Julia Baird's book which recounts the childhood of one of the greatest recording artists and songwriters the world has ever known: John Lennon.

The film, which is based on the book Imagine This: Growing Up With My Brother John Lennon by Lennon's half sister Julia Baird is about Lennon's teenage years and his first steps to stardom and focuses on the influence his Aunt Mimi and his mother Julia had on his early life, and his friendship with future fellow Beatle Paul McCartney. British actor Aaron Johnson plays Lennon and Thomas Sangster plays Paul McCartney. Kristin Scott Thomas plays Lennon's aunt Mimi and Anne-Marie Duff plays Lennon's mother Julia.
Nowhere Boy DVD (US Link)
Nowhere Boy DVD (US Link)