Born to Be Blue
“Love is instrumental”
Jazz legend Chet Baker finds love and redemption when he stars in a movie about his own troubled life to mount a comeback.
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Cast
23 people
Ethan Hawke
Chet Baker
Known for
The Purge
Moon Knight
Carmen Ejogo
Jane/Elaine
Known for
The Purge: Anarchy
Your Honor
Callum Keith Rennie
Dick
Known for
Battlestar Galactica
The Umbrella Academy
Stephen McHattie
Dad
Known for
Pontypool
300
Janet-Laine Green
Mom
Known for
The Care Bears
Little Bear
Tony Nappo
Officer Reid
Known for
Jupiter's Legacy
Saw II
Janine Theriault
Florence
Known for
Upside Down
Being Human
Tony Nardi
Nicholas
Known for
Mafia Inc.
The Adjuster
Katie Boland
Sarah
Known for
Gerontophilia
Daydream Nation
Dan Lett
Danny Friedman
Known for
The Kennedys
Get a Clue
Sophia Walker
Real Sophia
Known for
The Marsh King's Daughter
Unicorn Academy
Kevin Hanchard
Dizzy Gillespie
Known for
Orphan Black
Hudson & Rex
Robert Budreau Director · Steve London Composer Steve Cosens Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $830K · Budget $10M · United States release March 25, 2016
Box office
Budget
$10,000,000
Worldwide gross
$830,129
Gross vs. budget
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Production
Lumanity Production
Production
New Real Films
Production
Hideaway Pictures
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Productivity Media
Production
IFC Films
Studio
Canada · United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
Brazil · September 13, 2015
Theatrical
United States · March 25, 2016
Limited theatrical
United States · March 30, 2016
Digital
United States
March 13, 2016 · Premiere · South by Southwest Film Festival
Australia
June 8, 2016 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
Austria
June 9, 2017 · Theatrical
Bulgaria
November 4, 2019 · TV
Canada
September 13, 2015 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
March 11, 2016 · Limited theatrical
Denmark
November 3, 2016 · Physical
France
September 6, 2016 · Premiere · Deauville Film Festival
January 11, 2017 · Theatrical
Germany
June 28, 2016 · Premiere · Munich International Film Festival
October 5, 2016 · Physical · FSK Freigabedatum
June 8, 2017 · Theatrical
Israel
October 18, 2016 · Theatrical · Haifa Film Festival
Japan
October 24, 2015 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
November 26, 2016 · Theatrical
Mexico
September 18, 2018 · Digital
Netherlands
July 25, 2016 · Physical · Blu ray
October 27, 2016 · Physical · DVD
October 28, 2016 · Premiere · Leiden International Film Festival
Romania
September 13, 2015 · Theatrical
Russia
September 25, 2016 · Premiere · American Film Festival
South Africa
April 28, 2016 · Premiere · Jeonju International Film Festival
South Korea
June 9, 2016 · Theatrical
Sweden
October 31, 2016 · Physical · DVD
United Kingdom
July 25, 2016 · Theatrical
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