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Kinky Boots

British comedy starring Chiwetel Ejiofor. A man inherits his family's shoe factory. Things look bleak until he meets a cabaret singer who introduces him to a niche market.

A Northampton shoe factory is on the verge of closing down, unable to compete with cheap imports. The reluctant and desperate owner is inspired by an outrageous drag queen to switch production to saucy footwear for transvestites - to the despair of his fianc茅e and the shop floor.

An Ealing comedy for the Ann Summers generation.

1 hour, 40 minutes

Last on

Sat 12 Jun 2021 23:40

Music Played

  • David Bowie

    The Prettiest Star

  • David Bowie

    The Prettiest Star

  • Adrian Johnston

    The Red Shoes

  • Nina Simone

    Wild Is The Wind

  • Chiwetel Ejiofor

    I Want To Be Evil

  • Chiwetel Ejiofor

    Whatever Lola Wants

  • Chiwetel Ejiofor

    Together We Are Beautiful

  • Kirsty MacColl

    In These Shoes?

  • Nina Simone

    I Put A Spell On You

  • Adrian Johnston

    Steel Shank

  • Lyn Collins

    Mr Big Stuff

  • Adrian Johnston

    Free To Walk

  • James Brown

    It's a Man's Man's Man's World

  • Dub Pistols

    String Vest

  • Chiwetel Ejiofor

    Yes Sir I Can Boogie

  • Chiwetel Ejiofor

    These Boots Are Made For Walking/Cha Cha Heels/In These Shoes/Going Back To My Roots

  • Kirsty MacColl

    In These Shoes?

Kinky Boots inspiration comes out of the shadows

How a 大象传媒 documentary about a struggling Northamptonshire shoe factory caught the attention of film-makers and fans from Earls Barton to Broadway.

大象传媒 Movies review

'Underpinned by a showstopping performance by Chiwetel Ejiofor - and more uplifting than a nine-inch stiletto.'

Credits

Role Contributor
Charlie Joel Edgerton
Lola Chiwetel Ejiofor
Lauren Sarah-Jane Potts
Don Nick Frost
Melanie Linda Bassett
Nicola Jemima Rooper
Harold Price Robert Pugh
George Ewan Hooper
Big Mike Stephen Marcus
Pat Mona Hammond
Jeannie Kellie Bright
Trish Joanna Scanlan
Director Julian Jarrold
Writer Geoff Deane
Writer Tim Firth
Producer Nicholas Barton
Producer Peter Ettedgui
Producer Suzanne Mackie

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