'' SING STREET '' SING : DUBLIN HONOURS

Teenage boys form a band to impress a girl, Classic. But Sing Street [ 2016 ] goes further.

Set in 1980s Dublin, it taps into that teenage desperation to be someone - anyone  - other than who you are.

Fourteen year-old Conor spots Raphina, a girl with teased hair and big dreams, and tells her he's in a band.

She says she'll be in their music video. So he forms one overnight.

With a ragtag group of classmates, secondhand synths, and whatever records his brother lends him, Conor's journey is the perfect blend of hope and awkwardness.

The World Students Society thanks The Express Tribune.