Rocketman
Biographical drama
*This is not an official event of the Baltic Pride festival 2019*
Director: Dexter Fletcher
Screenwriter: Lee Hall
Starring: Taron Egerton, Bryce Dallas Howard, Richard Madden, Jamie Bell
Rating: N-16 (projected)
Runtime: 2 h 01 min
Premiere in Lithuania: June 7th, 2019
Trailer
Rocketman, named for the cult favourite Elton John song, follows the former Reginald Dwight, an ordinary boy from a working-class English family, on his journey to the pinnacle of musical stardom and transformation into world-famous icon Elton John. From his musical beginnings at the Royal Academy of Music to his spectacular live performances, eccentricity, homosexuality, depression and drug use, Rocketman promises a brave and honest look into Elton John’s life.
The film is directed by Dexter Fletcher, husband of bohemian director Dalia Ibelhauptaitė. Rocketman has become the first musical in film history to receive the strictest age rating, swapping the usual romance of the musical genre for sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll!
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