Movie: 24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE Broadcast Date: Saturday 29 September 2007 Channel: Free to Air / SBS Broadcast Time: 10.15 pm Classifications: Movie, (2003) (R) MA (S,L,D) WS Timeslot Duration: 120 mins Official title / weblink if available: Movie: 24 HOUR PARTY PEOPLE
Won a 2002 British Inderpendant Film Award and was nominated for the Golden Palm Award at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. It is set in Manchester 1976: Cambridge-educated Tony Wilson, a Granada TV presenter, is at a Sex Pistols gig. Totally inspired by this pivotal moment in music history, he and his friends set up a record label, Factory Records, and proceed to sign a number of bands destined to be some of the most influential artists of their time. First, Joy Division, who go on to become New Order; then come the Happy Mondays. Directed by Michael Winterbottom, and stars Steve Coogan and Shirley Henderson. (From the UK, in English)
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