Sing Street

Sing Street (2016)

Timing: 1:45 (105 min)

7.861/10
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Release date

2016-03-11

Country

Denmark, Ireland, United Kingdom, United States

Production

Fís Éireann/Screen Ireland, FilmNation Entertainment, Likely Story, PalmStar Media, Distressed Films, Cosmo Film, Filmwave Pictures, FilmWave, Cosmo Films, Merkel Media

Genre

Romance, Drama, Music, Comedy

Budget

$4 000 000

Revenue

$13 624 522

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Director

John Carney

Actors

Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Lucy Boynton, Jack Reynor, Ben Carolan, Mark McKenna, Kelly Thornton, Maria Doyle Kennedy, Aidan Gillen, Ian Kenny, Percy Chamburuka
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Scenario

John Carney

Producer

Anthony Bregman, John Carney, Martina Niland, Paul Trijbits, Kevin Scott Frakes, Raj Brinder Singh, Christian Grass, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Mary Callery

Operator

Yaron Orbach

Composer

Artist

Audition

Louise Kiely

Editing

Andrew Marcus, Julian Ulrichs
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• Sing Street is a kind of tribute to the film The Commitments (1991). There are obvious similarities: both films are built around the formation of a musical band in Dublin around the same time, and Maria Doyle Kennedy starred in both. A less obvious reference is Eamon’s love for rabbits, while the main character of The Commitments was named Jimmy Rabbitte (from English 'rabbit').
• The film premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival.
• Mark McKenna plays a young, talented Irishman named Eamon, whose father is a musician. In real life, Mark McKenna’s father is also named Eamon and is a musician.
• The father and uncle of Ferdia Walsh-Peelo (Cosmo) attended the real Christian Brothers School Sing Street.
• Jack Leach auditioned for one of the main roles in the film.
• In the film, the protagonist's friend supports two football teams: Shamrock Rovers from his hometown of Dublin and Liverpool.