A variation on the theme of Chet Baker: Robert Budreau’s Born To Be Blue takes some lesser-known points from the…

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Cast
Ethan Hawke (Chet Baker)Carmen Ejogo (Jane)Callum Keith Rennie (Dick Bock)Tony Nappo (Officer Reid)Stephen McHattie (Chesney Baker Sr.)Janet-Laine Green (Vera Baker)Dan Lett (Danny Friedman)Kedar Brown (Miles Davis)Kevin Hanchard (Dizzy Gillespie)Tony Nardi (Nicholas)Barbara Mamabolo (Janelle)Charles Officer (Bowling Alley Thug)Katie Boland (Sarah)Janine Theriault (Florence)Joe Cobden (Actor Dick)Natassia Halabi (Jenny)Barbara Eve Harris (Elsie Azuka)Eugene Clark (Henry Azuka)
Director
Robert Budreau
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Synopsis
A re-imagining of jazz legend Chet Baker's musical comeback in the late '60s.
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