"It's really hard to imagine there ever being the kind of impact there was when punk rock happened in the late 70's. I wish there would be one big change like that again, but I don't know if that'll ever happen."
- Penelope Spheeris -

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40 YEARS OF FUCKIN' UP

A brutally honest documentary chronicling four decades of NOFX’s career, exploring the music, chaos, and contradictions behind one of punk rock’s most outspoken bands. Through firsthand accounts and unseen moments, the film reveals a story that is as reckless and funny as it is personal.

I WAS A TEENAGE SEX PISTOL

Based on the novel by Glen Matlock, a founding member of the Sex Pistols and co-writer of ten of the twelve iconic songs on their sole studio album, 'NEVER MIND THE BOLLOCKS'. Matlock details the mindset of early 70s Britain and reveals a trove of secrets

PUNK UNDER COMMUNIST REGIME

Documentary about the Slovenian punk movement (1977–1985): the rebellion of high school bands against the Yugoslav communist regime. As Tito was dying, an explosive counterculture emerged in Ljubljana, which the authorities tried to crush through repression and the infamous “Nazi punk affair”.

...AND OUT COMES THE WOLF

A group of youths band together to break out of their hopeless small town. The story is inspired by Rancid and the '90s East Bay punk scene.

GO AGAINST THE FLOW

Late seventies, Poland. In a backwater town, Ustrzyki Dolne, a few teenagers form a punk rock band under the influence of the Sex Pistols. When Radio Free Europe starts a program for them following their letter, the communist secret service also takes notice of their rebellion. An officer makes it clear to them: Ustrzyki Dolne is not London, there will be no punk here.

Not Dead

Le grand soir

2012

Feature Film

Subtitled

5.8/10 (IMDb)

Director:

Benoît Delépine, Gustave Kervern

Length:

92 min

Language:

French

Cast:

Benoît Poelvoorde, Albert Dupontel, Brigitte Fontaine

Not, "Europe's oldest punk with a dog," is a sworn enemy of the system. His brother, Jean-Pierre, is his perfect opposite: a prim mattress salesman. But when Jean-Pierre gets fired, his sheep-like patience runs out, and Not convinces him it's time to rebel together. This award-winning film from the Cannes Film Festival is a ruthless satire and a well-aimed slap in the face to capitalism, starring Gérard Depardieu.