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Spike Island and Good Vibrations

Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me (Country: US; Year: 2012; Director: Drew DeNicola; Stars: Chris Bell, Andy Hummel, Jody Stephens, Alex Chilton)

The story of the unsuccessful but hugely influential cult band.

Good Vibrations (Country: UK, Ireland; Year: 2012; Director: Lisa Barros D’Sa, Glenn Leyburn; Writer: Colin Carberry, Glenn Patterson; Stars: Richard Dormer, Jodie Whittaker, Dylan Moran)

The story of Terri Hooley, Ulster’s Godfather of Punk, and the record shop and music label through which he promoted cult bands.

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Kinshasa Kids (Country: Belgium; Year: 2012; Director: Marc-Henri Wajnberg; Writer: Marc-Henri Wajnberg; Stars: Joël Eziegue, José Mawanda, Rachel Mwanza)

Perhaps the most ebullient “musical” you’ll see this year, this singular documentary/ fiction hybrid follows a group of street children in the Congolese capital.

The Secret Disco Revolution (Country: Canada; Year: 2012; Director: Jamie Kastner; Writer: Jamie Kastner)

A documentary about the progress of disco and its liberalising influence on popular culture.

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Spike Island (Country: UK; Year: 2012; Director: Mat Whitecross; Writer: Chris Coghill; Stars: Elliott Tittensor, Emilia Clarke, Nico Mirallegro)

In summer 1990, members of a smalltime indie band desperately try to scrounge tickets for a big Stone Roses gig.

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The Secret Disco Revolution and Violeta Went To Heaven

Violeta Went To Heaven (Violeta Se Fue A Los Cielos) (Country: Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Spain; Year: 2011; Director: Andrés Wood; Writer: Eliseo Altunaga, Rodrigo Bazaes, Guillermo Calderón, Andrés Wood; Stars: Francisca Gavilán, Thomas Durand, Luis Machín, Gabriela Aguilera, Roberto Farías) , Official Site

A biopic of the Chilean folk singer, composer, ethnomusicologist and painter Violeta Parra.

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