Four Irish lads nearly implode in Berlin, accidentally invent the 90s.
This profile of the seminal rock band U2 traces the writing and recording of the group's landmark 1991 album Achtung Baby: a story that begins with the band verging on breaking up, and ends with a new era in the longstanding foursome's creativity and success. The release uses rare interviews, backstage footages, performances, as well as criticism and analysis by rock journalists and fellow musicians to tell the band's tale.
Direction
Four visualists capture one band's fractured genius.
Production
Hansa Studios' haunted history drips from every frame.
Director
Stéphane Sednaoui
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The documentary's title borrows from the album's working title, which Bono reportedly hated until he didn't. Classic Bono.
Achtung Baby essentially saved U2 from becoming a stadium-rock punchline; this film documents the exact moment four famous friends chose evolution over comfort.
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