A look beyond tabloid headlines, giving intimate insight into a band reforming and friendships repaired. The film captures the spirit of the band: stories and moments retold and relived by the band themselves. This includes whimsical, romantic snapshots of the bands history told by band members in locations which resonate with them. Profiling each band member individually and collectively — something which has never been done before — the film gives each of the boys the chance to put their story in their way. Altogether it’s as much about the band rediscovering The Libertines as everyone else. — All in London

In the short time they existed, the indie rock band The Libertines kick-started a music Renaissance. Their grungy rock sound andsuch stunts as giving away albums for freeerased the barrier with fans and inspired thousands. Yet for all their musical acumen, the band made the most headlines for their apparent “live fast, die young” lifestyle and for lead man Pete Doherty’s drug addictions and ongoing relationship with fashion model Kate Moss. This insightful new look at The Libertines goes behind the headlines to document the band’s true history, tracing its extraordinary highs and lows through the breakup and fallout between Doherty and the rest of the group. Lushly illustrated with rare photos, this is the authentic story of the band that defined a generation.