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Joe Strummer: The Future Is Unwritten

2007 · 123 min

A warm, ragged campfire gathering of voices and archive footage that makes you feel the pull of a vanished frontman.

Directed by
Julien Temple
Genres
Music, Documentary
Starring
Joe Strummer, Topper Headon, Paul Simonon
Overview
As the front man of the Clash from 1977 onwards, Joe Strummer changed people's lives forever. Four years after his death, his influence reaches out around the world, more strongly now than ever before. In "The Future Is Unwritten", from British film director Julien Temple, Joe Strummer is revealed not just as a legend or musician, but as a true communicator of our times. Drawing on both a shared punk history and the close personal friendship which developed over the last years of Joe's life, Julien Temple's film is a celebration of Joe Strummer - before, during and after the Clash.

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Directed by
Julien Temple
Genres
Music, Documentary
Starring
Joe Strummer, Topper Headon, Paul Simonon
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    Themes
    • music
    • identity
    • rebellion
    • memory
    • friendship
    Places
    • big city
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
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    • documentary
    • nonlinear
    • ensemble
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    • Language strong
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
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    Genres
    music, documentary
    Directed by
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    Starring
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    Runtime
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    Country
    Ireland, United Kingdom
    Languages
    English

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