Description Biopic detailing the tragically short life of Joy Division front-man, Ian Curtis. From his tumultuous marriage, to his debilitating health problems, to the way in which Joy Division became an aesthetic manifestation of his pain, CONTROL takes you deep inside the world of a brilliant yet tortured artist. Based on the memoir TOUCHING FROM A DISTANCE by Ian's widow, Deborah Curtis.
Editorial Reviews The best film of the year Guardian (12/10/2007)
Playing live, the cast vividly recreate the band's jarring guitar sound... CONTROL is up there with PERFORMANCE and LAST DAYS Empire (12/10/2007)
Absorbing and visually striking... Exquisite Film 2007 (12/10/2007)
Sends shivers down the spine... spellbinding Film Review (12/10/2007)
The coolest British movie of 2007 Independent (12/10/2007)
Believe the hype, it's an extraordinary film Q (12/10/2007)
The actors playing Joy Division perform the music themselves in a spot-on recreation of the band's sound and dynamic Sight And Sound (12/10/2007)
Samantha Morton is dynamite The Observer (12/10/2007)
Sam Riley is a revelation The Times (12/10/2007)
As touching a biopic as you'll see all year... Riley and the band excel, as Corbijn essays a mood both timeless and period-precise Total Film (12/10/2007)
Magnificently evokes the intensity and invention of Joy Division Uncut (12/10/2007)
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