Mister Blue Sky

Football's just a game. Life isn't.

Birmingham, 1985. Thatcher's Britain. No jobs. No future. Just the beautiful game.

Darren Acheson is a young man on the edge. He's skint, on the dole, and his girlfriend is battling cancer. His beloved football club is circling the drain at the bottom of the First Division, and hope's in short supply on and off the pitch.

Set to the soundtrack of 80s music and the rise of Casual culture, Mister Blue Sky is a raw, passionate portrait of youth, identity, and s...