{"id":29073,"date":"2025-05-23T12:44:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T09:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/msfilmfestival.fi\/?post_type=movies&#038;p=29073"},"modified":"2025-05-23T12:44:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T09:44:27","slug":"joe-strummer-the-future-is-unwritten","status":"publish","type":"movies","link":"https:\/\/msfilmfestival.fi\/en\/movies\/joe-strummer-the-future-is-unwritten\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Strummer: The Future is Unwritten"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 1976 Joe Strummer (1952-2002) founded The Clash, one of the leading bands of the British punk movement. Before his tragic early death, the rock legend began working with Julien Temple on a biopic that would be released five years after his passing. As one of Strummer\u2019s friends, Temple was able to record some of the band\u2019s first rehearsals on film. Capturing Strummer\u2019s early days of manic energy, rebellion and fury, the documentary resonates like a hand grenade slipped up the bourgeois backside, while giving equal attention to Strummer\u2019s later years, including his expansion into \u201cworld music\u201d and intensive introspection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gathered around a sparkling firepit, among other milieus, we see a notable cavalcade of musicians, loved ones, and famous people who admire Strummer\u2019s lifework, such as Jim Jarmusch, Martin Scorsese, Steve Buscemi, and Bono \u2013 to name a few. Filled to the brim with anarchic energy, the soundtrack strikes you like a million volts throughout the more than two-hour long runtime. Reggae, ska, dub, funk, rap, and rockabilly \u2013 Strummer was at home in all of them. His portrayal is not purely unproblematic, harmonious, or simple. His street credibility is high like the collars of his leather jacket, and his political takes punch the snot out of the suits\u2019 noses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Lauri Timonen<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In 1976 Joe Strummer (1952-2002) founded The Clash, one of the leading bands of the British punk movement. 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