简介：It'sthestartoftheswelteringsummerof1976,andtheendoftermisapproachingatasecondaryschoolinSwansea.IdealisticdramateacherVivienne(MinnieDriver)isholdingrehearsalsforanambitiousmusicalproduction,atakeonTheTempestthatincorporatesthecontemporarysongsofherpupils'popheroes,aversionoftheplaythat'bothShakespeareandDavidBowiecouldbeproudof'.Shefacesanuphillbattle.Hercynicalcolleaguesaren'tshyaboutvoicingphilistineopinionsontheproject,thereareconcernsfromparents,andthekidsaredistractedbythebusinessofbeingteenagers;arguingwithadults,playinginbands,coolingoffatthelido,worryingabouttheirpost-schoolfuturesandfallinginandoutoflove.Vivienneploughsondoggedly,inspiredbythekids'talentandthedeeply-heldbeliefthatmusicandtheartsmatter.MarcEvans'latestfeatureisasweetandsincerepaeantothe1970s,aninvigoratingblendofgenres,neitheratraditionalsocialrealistfilmnorastraightmusical.Witharefreshinglackofcynicism,itssoundtrackcelebratespre-punkpop,andfeaturesstirringversionsofsongsmadefamousbyBowie,NickDrake,ELOandTheBeachBoys,amongothers. MichaelHayden LondonFilmFestival…