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Killing Bono is a British film of genre Drama directed by Nick Hamm released in USA on 4 november 2011 with Ben Barnes
Killing Bono (2011)
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Add to a movie listKilling Bono is a 2011 British-Irish comedy film directed by Nick Hamm, based on Neil McCormick's 2003 memoir Killing Bono: I Was Bono's Doppelgänger.
The film loosely recreates the story of young Irish rocker McCormick and his younger brother, Ivan, who attempt to become rock stars but can only look on as their secondary school friends form U2 and become the biggest band in the world. The film stars Ben Barnes as Neil McCormick, Robert Sheehan as Ivan McCormick, and Martin McCann as Irish singer Bono. It marked Pete Postlethwaite's final film role.
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À Dublin, Neil McCormick et son jeune frère Ivan montent le groupe de rock Shook Up, avec l'ambition de devenir le plus grand groupe de rock du monde. Au même moment, Paul Hewson, leur camarade de classe, chante dans son propre groupe qui vient lui aussi de se former. Neil, persuadé que le sien est bien meilleur, ne se doute pas encore que le groupe qui le concurrence va bientôt sortir de l'ombre sous le nom de U2, et que Paul Hewson deviendra une star planétaire sous celui de Bono.Actors
Ben Barnes
(Neil McCormick)
Robert Sheehan
(Ivan McCormick)
Pete Postlethwaite
(Karl)
Krysten Ritter
(Gloria)
Luke Treadaway
(Nick)
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