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Killing Joke: The Death and Resurrection Show

Synopsis

Born out of the ashes of punk this is the definitive statement on 30 year old spiritualist power rock band Killing Joke, their trance music and their relentlessly faithful fan following. The film travels to Peru, Nepal, Egypt and Iceland as the band seek their muse. With interviews from Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters, Nirvana) and fellow spiritualist Jimmy Page

Details

Year
2013
Type of project
Features
Running time
150 mins
Director
Shaun Pettigrew
Producer
Shaun Pettigrew, Steve Piper
Editor
Prisca Bouchet
Screenwriter
Shaun Pettigrew, Jaz Coleman
Director of Photography
'Hobe' Brent Abelson, Shaun Pettigrew
Composer
Jaz Coleman, Killing Joke
Principal cast
Killing Joke, Jaz Coleman, Jimmy Page, Dave Grohl, Peter Hook, Laurence Gardner, Tareq Aakef

Genre

Music Dance

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Coffee Films

36 Braunstone Drive
Allington
Maidstone
ME16 0HZ

Sales Company

Elixir Entertainment PTE (SG)

Kevin Williams
One Raffles Quay, Level 25, North Tower
Singapore

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