Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten

Live Musical Guests

England , Ireland, 2006, 123 min

Directed By: Julien Temple
Producers: Amanda Temple, Anna Campeau, Alan Moloney
Executive Producer: Jeremy Thomas
Cinematographer: Ben Cole
Editors: Mark Reynolds, Tobias Zaldua, Niven Howie

Julien Temple, the premier chronicler of the English punk rock experience, brings us an engaging and detailed portrait of another of the era’s legends. The main lyricist and frontman of The Clash, Joe Strummer has a colorful history that is rich territory to mine. Temple’s freewheeling editorial style further enlivens the life and times of this self-styled “punk rock warlord,” weaving together cultural ephemera, home movies, live concert footage, audio recordings and on-screen testimony from both those who knew him and those who felt his influence — all set to a soundtrack of the rousing tunes that made us fans in the first place. More ...

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