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Even though one of them is about an Edinburgh junkie and ones a little boy of eight in Manchester, you want them to always portray their world in such a vivid way that the audience can disappear inside the story.
Danny Boyle
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Danny Boyle
Age: 68
Born: 1956
Born: October 20
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