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From the
makers of "Calendar Girls" comes an uplifting British comedy
about two outcast dreamers who finally figure out how to stand
up for themselves...in thigh-high leather stilettos. Inspired
by a surprising true story, KINKY BOOTS stars Joel Edgerton
("Star Wars: Episode III") as Charlie Price, the young
Englishman who inherits his father's failing shoe factory and,
in a rousing comedic turn, Chiwetel Ejiofor ("Dirty Pretty
Things") as "Lola," the feisty female impersonator who turns
Charlie's world, and the entire luckless factory, inside out
and on its way to the catwalks of Milan. With a mix of brassy
humor and heartwarming poignancy, KINKY BOOTS explores what
happens when people who have spent their entire lives trying
to fit in suddenly decide to truly stand out.
Charlie Price thinks he has finally escaped the dead-end
industrial town of Northampton with his ambitious fiancee
Nicola (Jemima Rooper), when his father suddenly passes away,
leaving Charlie unexpectedly in charge of the sinking family
business in sturdy shoes. Trapped between a world of cheap
knock-offs and to-die-for Jimmy Choos, Price & Sons seemingly
doesn't need a manager so much as it needs a savior. With
mounting dread, Charlie soon realizes that to even stay afloat
he's going to have to lay off many of his dad's loyal,
life-long employees.
Then, one dark night in Soho, Charlie is literally smacked in
the face with an idea that could bring the factory roaring
back to life. When Charlie meets tough, tender Lola and her
teetering high heels, everything changes. They might come from
completely different walks of life, but both men have reached
a point where they have nothing left to lose by taking a risk.
Deciding to buck tradition and boring loafers, Charlie sets
out to conquer the brave new world of sexy cross-dressing
footwear, with Lola as his fashion advisor. But it isn't just
the assembly line that the disarming Lola transforms. As the
make-or-break Milan fashion show approaches, everyone in the
factory - from the macho Don (Nick Frost "Sean of the Dead")
to the stalwart Mel (Linda Bassett) to Charlie's "sole"
confidante Lauren (Sarah Jane Potts) - finds the unlikely
dreams of Lola and Charlie catching fire.
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