The rise of Tony Blair’s New Labor party during the 1990s not only marked the end of two decades of conservative politics, it also signaled a new wave of British pop culture. This new generation of filmmakers and musicians drew on the creative energy of the changing political climate to create more realistic, grittier tales about life in working class England.
Director Danny Boyle is one of these artists. His breakthrough movie “Trainspotting,” about a group of heroin addicts, was celebrated for the rawness of its characters and language.
Now, Boyle is delivering a family friendly tale of two boys who find thousands of pounds on the eve of Britain’s conversion to the Euro. Millions is a story about the power of money and imagination, which once again leans on the strength of its working class characters.
Guests:
Danny Boyle, director of “Millions.”