Crock of Gold: A Few Rounds with Shane MacGowan [read more]
See if you can keep up with him
Altitude Films & Wildcard Distribution announce the release of the eagerly anticipated new film by Julien Temple, CROCK OF GOLD: A FEW ROUNDS WITH SHANE MACGOWAN, will open in cinemas in the UK from November 20 with VOD and DVD to follow on December 7. Watch the new trailer at the link above.
Shane MacGowan documentary CROCK OF GOLD: A FEW ROUNDS WITH SHANE MACGOWAN had its world premiere at the San Sebastian International Film Festival last month where it won the Special Jury Prize and positive reviews.
Helmed by the multi-award-winning and critically acclaimed film, documentary and music video director Julien Temple (Glastonbury, The Filth and the Fury, London: The Modern Babylon) and produced by Johnny Depp the film is a cinematic exploration of the legendary poet, punk and Pogue Shane MacGowan.
Combining interviews, previously unseen archive footage and specially commissioned animations with an impressive soundtrack, the documentary details Shane's explosive existence from his early days growing up in Ireland, to time spent on the mean streets of London and embracing the punk scene, to forming The Pogues. We discover MacGowan's passions, humour, and deep knowledge of music, history, spirituality, and popular culture.
