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Little White Lies“Punchy and bittersweet...” Giles Borg isn’t fooling anyone. 1234 may be a raw, uncut anti-ode to a life lived on the fringes of indie obscurity, but behind broken strings and unrealised dreams lays a glimmer of hope...

Time Out film“Debut writer-director Giles Borg knows his territory...” It’s heartfelt, nicely written, competently directed and entertaining, though the the hipper-than-thou namedropping is a bit tiresome, and the underwhelming climax is frustrating in the extreme...

The Telegraph“A likeable British debut – it’s been a while...” This story of a four-piece trying their best isn’t going to set the world on fire, but it’s engagingly sincere, with a deft script and amiable performances...

The Times“Ian Bonar is endearingly angular and gauche as the lovelorn music nerd...” A low-key, low-budget little charmer of a film about the all-too-fragile dream of pop superstardom versus the realities of egos, indifference and soul-crushing day jobs...

Guardian“Heartbreakingly tremendous...” There's an awful lot of likability and charm in this debut feature from British film-maker Giles Borg: a downbeat, neo-Britpoppy tale from north London about a nerdy guitarist called Stevie yearning for a record deal...

Empire“Warm and funny...” As well as being a refreshing, cliché-free look at the grassroots indie circuit, 1234 is good on the boredom of menial jobs taken to finance dreams and, with Bonar and Matthew Baynton, a touching, believable look at male friendship...

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