A film written and directed by Jeremy Deller which explores the social history of the UK between 1985 and 1993 through the lens of acid house and rave music. The film is based on a real-life lecture given to a class of students in London.
Direction
Deller's radical choice: no talking heads, just him and restless teenagers.
Editing
Seamless weave of Thatcher newsreels, smiley faces, and brutal police crackdowns.
Sound
The 303 squelch as historical document, not just banger.
Director
Jeremy Deller
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Deller gave this lecture dozens of times before filming; the students' reactions are unscripted and genuine.
The title samples The Prodigy's 'Everybody in the Place'—a hit in 1991, the year rave peaked and the Tories drafted legislation to kill it.
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