Radio On (1980)

104 min · Drama, Musical, Social Drama, drama film, mystery film

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Directors

Christopher Petit

Cast

David Beames, Lisa Kreuzer, Sandy Ratcliff, Andrew Byatt, Sue Jones-Davies, Paul Hollywood, Katja Kersten, Sting, Sabina Michael, Bernard Mistovski

The story

The film is a journey through late 1970s Britain by way of a road trip from London to Bristol, with Robert, a DJ attempting to investigate the suicide of his brother.

Catalogue themes and tags

1970s, Britannien, Casual Meeting, Chance Meeting, Deserter, Encounter, Factory, Factory Worker, German, Loss of Father, Nord Irland, Research, der Tod, verlorenes Kind

Genres

Drama, Musical, Social Drama, drama film, mystery film

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