Tireless English pop legends Depeche Mode are celebrating their 45th anniversary this year. A journey that has seen them grow from shy kids with delicious synthpop singles to stage beasts who continue to fill stadiums in front of masses of devoted fans. This symbiotic relationship will be at the heart of a new film dedicated to the band, Depeche Mode: M, shot during the Memento Mori Tour, which saw the band play 112 shows around the world in front of more than 3 million fans.
A reflection on mortality and Mexican culture
Filmed in Mexico during three sold-out concerts at the Foro Sol stadium, the film is intended as a tribute to the creativity and energy of a legendary and timeless band, but also a deeper reflection on mortality. Themes that were at the heart of their last album, Memento Mori, released shortly after the death of Andrew Fletcher, founding member of Depeche Mode, and which the film links here with Mexican culture and its very deep relationship with death. Behind the camera, Mexican director Fernando Frias (revealed in 2019 with Ya no Estoy Aquí) mixes live sequences and more intimate segments alongside the band and their fans.
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Depeche Mode are no strangers to live feature films, having already been immortalized by DA Pennbacker for Depeche Mode 101 in 1989 or by Anton Corbijn in 1993 in the classic Depeche Mode Devotional. More recently, the band reunited with Corbijn in 2019 to film the tour for their album Spirit and to make the feature film Spirits in the Forest.
The film Depeche Mode: M will be screened worldwide in more than 2,500 theaters and Imax from October 28.
