CONTROL (IAN CURTIS) (2007)

ANTON CORBIJN

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Cast

SAMANTHA MORTON SAM RILEY ALEXANDRA MARIA LARA JOE ANDERSON TOBY KEBBELL CRAIG PARKINSON JAMES ANTHONY PEARSON DEBORAH CURTIS JOY DIVISION

Plot

Detailing the turbulent life of the founder and former frontman of Joy Division, Ian Curtis, photographer Anton Corbin's debut feature Control is a tour-de-force of the rise and fall of one of the most iconic and influential bands in British musical history. A gritty un-romanticised depiction of a tortured soul with a blinding central performance from Sam Riley.