SoulBoy (2010)

Director
Shimmy Marcus

Main cast
Martin Compston; Felicity Jones; Alfie Allen; Nichola Burley

Genres
Comedy, Drama, Music

Description
1974. Amidst power cuts, strikes and boot-boy aggro on the football terraces, Joe McCain is bored of a life that's going nowhere. Enter hair-dresser Jane: blonde, beautiful, and moving to the beat of a whole new world of sound, movement and all-nighter dancing at The Wigan Casino - the home of Northern Soul. Swept along on this tide of pulsating dance and lust, Joe becomes embroiled in the darker side of soul scene that will put his friendship to the test.


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