Killing Bono (2011) on Netflix
Neil McCormick dreams of rock stardom, and so does his younger brother Ivan. At secondary school the brothers' friends form U2, which goes on to worldwide fame while they watch.
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Plot summary
A young Irish rocker, Neil McCormick, and his younger brother Ivan both want the life of rock stars. The two of them know Bono at secondary school in Ireland, and the band he joins, U2, takes shape among their school friends. Neil and Ivan chase that same ambition for themselves while U2 climb past them, and the brothers look on as their former schoolmates reach a level of fame they had hoped for their own group.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Killing Bono (2011)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- Killing Bono marked the final film role of Pete Postlethwaite, who died three months before the film was released.
