The Beatles
★ 8 · 2025 · 101m · Documentary · Music
Liverpool, a sleeping city, awakens under the glow of a musical revolution. Four boys, known as the Beatles, turn their dream into an odyssey. This documentary is a visual symphony that traces their meteoric rise, the challenges that darken their path, and the eternal mark they leave on the history of music. A moving poem.
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