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A profile of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to die by suicide at the age of 23.
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- Released
- 2007
- Country
- United Kingdom, France, Australia, Japan, United States
Details
Release year: 2007
Storyline
A profile of Ian Curtis, the enigmatic singer of Joy Division whose personal, professional, and romantic troubles led him to die by suicide at the age of 23.
Top credits
Sam Riley — Ian Curtis
Samantha Morton — Debbie Curtis
Craig Parkinson — Tony Wilson
Alexandra Maria Lara — Annik Honore
Awards
1 win & 2 nominations
See all awards →Did you know
• The actors playing Joy Division learned how to play the songs themselves and the scenes where they're playing live is not from tape.
• Ian was watching the Werner Herzog film Stroszek on the television before he killed himself.
• This black-and-white film was shot in color, then transferred to black and white because, according to the director, the black and white film "was so grainy it looked like Super-8 even in 35 millimetre."
Box Office
Gross (Domestic): $872,252
Opening Weekend (Domestic): $27,674 (2007-10-14)
User reviews
Depressingly Beautiful
Careers in a tightly controlled arc, where music biopic meets cinematic excellence
Style and Romance
Technical specs
- Sound mix
- Dolby Digital
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
- Color
- Black and White
