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Control is the biography of Joy Division lead singer Ian Curtis, taking his story from schoolboy days of 1973 to his suicide on the eve of the band's first American tour in 1980.
Events
August 23rd , 1975, Ian Curtis marries Deborah Woodruff
June 4th , 1976, Ian Curtis and Debbie Woodruff attend a Sex Pistols concert in Manchester
May 19th , 1977, the band Warsaw, soon to be renamed to Joy Division, forms
May 17th , 1980, Ian Curtis and Debbie Woodruff fight for the last time
May 18th , 1980, Ian Curtis commits suicide at 23 years old
Directed by Anton Corbijn
Starring Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Alexandra Maria Lara, Joe Anderson