Released in 1979 and directed by Franc Roddam, Quadropheniais a gritty British drama based on the 1973 rock opera by The Who. Set against the backdrop of the mid-1960s, the film vividly captures the fierce subcultural war between the parka-wearing, scooter-riding Mods and the leather-clad Rockers, culminating in the infamous riots on Brighton Beach. The story follows Jimmy Cooper, played by Phil Daniels, an angst-ridden teenager who uses the Mod lifestyle and amphetamines to escape his mundane existence, only to face shattering disillusionment when he discovers his idol, the "Ace Face" (played by a young Sting), is merely a hotel bellboy.
