To the End (2024 film)

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To the End
Directed byToby L.
Produced byJosh Connolly
Starring Blur
CinematographySebastian Cort
Edited byDanny Abel
Music byBlur
Mike Smith
Production
company
Up the Game
Release date
  • 19 July 2024 (2024-07-19)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

To the End is a 2024 British documentary film about the rock band Blur's reunion in the 2020s and their first album in eight years, The Ballad of Darren . The film is directed by Toby L. It premiered at Sheffield DocFest on 14 June 2024. [1] It is scheduled to be released in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 19 July 2024. [2] [3] [4]

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References

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