Jimi: All is By My Side

Theatrical - Limited 2014-09-26

Cast André Benjamin Imogen Poots Hayley Atwell
Directed by John Ridley
Written by John Ridley

Genres: Biography Drama

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OutKast’s André Benjamin stars as Jimi Hendrix in this revealing biopic from Academy Award-winning writer-director John Ridley (12 Years A Slave). Covering a year in Hendrix’s life from 1966-67 as an unknown backup guitarist playing New York’s Cheetah Club to making... See more his mark in London’s music scene up until his Monterey Pop triumph, the film presents an intimate portrait of the sensitive young musician on the verge of becoming a rock legend.

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