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‘We couldn’t get New Order out of the DJ booth’ … the recreated Haçienda in 24 Hour Party People Photograph: Moviestore Collection Ltd/Alamy

Michael Winterbottom, director

This film was an allergic reaction to being in Canada on a depressing recce and getting snowed in at a logging town. We wanted to do something closer to home so we decided: “Let’s do something about Manchester, Tony Wilson, the Haçienda nightclub and the music of Factory Records from the late 70s onwards.”