''Global Heresy'' (alternately titled ''Rock My World'' in the United States and Canada) is a 2002

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film directed by Sidney J. Furie, and starring

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and

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. The film centers on a highly successful American

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band recovering from the loss of their leader by going into seclusion in the United Kingdom.

Plot

When a

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at the top of their game suddenly loses their band leader/bass player, their musical direction becomes questionable. All the band members know is that the leader's clothes were found at the edge of a waterfront and he has not been seen since. To replace their missing leader, they hire a new bassist, Natalie (

), who shakes up their thoughts of the band. However, the biggest changes come when the band decides to go into seclusion to develop new songs and a new sound. They rent a

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from an

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couple, Lord (

) and Lady Foxley (

), who are in need of money. When the staff hired to be on hand when the band arrives do not show, the couple decides to act as the

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, Benson, and the cook, Margaret. The obvious conflicts between the two cultures occur, but a respect for each other gradually follows. Meanwhile, the band's recording company is trying to trick them into signing a contract that obliges them to make the music as the company requires, denying their "creative control". Towards the end of the film, the

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becomes further shaken when the original band leader shows up and admits that his disappearance had been a planned

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Cast

Production

The film was shot in

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Reception

Liam Lacey of ''

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'' awarded the film two and a half stars out of four.

References

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* * 2002 films 2002 comedy-drama films 2002 direct-to-video films American comedy-drama films British comedy-drama films Canadian comedy-drama films English-language Canadian films Films about musical groups Films directed by Sidney J. Furie Films shot in Gloucestershire Films shot in Toronto Fiction about publicity stunts 2000s English-language films 2000s American films 2000s Canadian films 2000s British films English-language comedy-drama films {{2000s-US-film-stub