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2007

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A profile of Ian Curtis (Riley), the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to commit suicide at the age of 23. Read more

Starring	Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Craig Parkinson
Director	Anton Corbijn
Genres	Drama

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A profile of Ian Curtis (Riley), the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to commit suicide at the age of 23.

Starring	Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Craig Parkinson
Director	Anton Corbijn
Studio	MOMENTUM PICTURES
Run time	DVD: 1 hr 57 mins Blu-ray: 1 hr 57 mins
Certificate
Genres	Drama
Language	DVD: English Blu-ray: English
Released	Production year: 2007 To Rent: DVD: 11 Feb 2008 Blu-ray: 17 Oct 2011

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- Thereâs already been so much said, written and broadcast about Joy Division and the Factory Records story that you... read more on Time Out
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  - 22 Apr 2010 at 05:10
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  Let's Dance to Joy Division!
  
  I've just seen Control!
  
  After the joke that was 24 Hour Party People I was only cautiously enthusiastic that somebody else was having another go ... read more »
  
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  An amazing film a must see for any joy division fan. Very moving and emotional performance from Sam Riley. The best biopic iv ever seen.
  
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  As described - an excellent biopic
  
  Before watching this film, it struck me how many ways they could get this film wrong - pandering to his wife (who co-wrote the script), unconvincing acting and... read more »
  
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  Never really paid much attention to joy division despite us having two of their vinyls but this film made me want to dust them off. Thought Sam Riley did a good... read more »
  
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- 02 Oct 2007
Debbie (Samantha Morton) is introduced to Ian Curtis (Sam Riley) by her boyfriend Tony. He's a tall, angular Bowie clone; the eyeliner and make up aren't particularly radical in 1977, but he's more exotic than most of her Macclesfield school friends. He writes poetry and songs, and he's good at it too. She and Tony come to Ian's bedroom to kiss and cuddle. Ian doesn't seem very interested. He smokes and listens to his records. Later, with Tony's permission, he takes Debbie to see Bowie. It's... Read more
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