It stars Richard Dormer, Jodie Whittaker, Adrian Dunbar, Liam Cunningham, Karl Johnson and Dylan Moran.

[2][3] In 1970s sectarian Belfast in the midst of The Troubles, Terri Hooley is a DJ who opens a record shop "on the most bombed half-mile in Europe".

He is inspired by the new underground punk scene and in turn galvanises the young musicians, branching out into record production and bringing life to the city.

Q magazine rated the film 5/5,[citation needed] while The Observer,[4] The Guardian,[5] The Independent[6] and Time Out[7] all gave 4/5 reviews, with much praise for Dormer's performance as Hooley.

[11] Much of the music is provided by bands released by the Good Vibrations label, such as "Big Time", "I Spy" and "The Pressure's On" by Rudi, "Self Conscious Over You", "Justa Nother Teenage Rebel" and "You're A Disease" by The Outcasts and "Teenage Kicks" by The Undertones, as well as Stiff Little Fingers, another Northern Irish punk band around at the same time but not released by the label.