Thirty years of chaos, anthems, and becoming Germany's accidental national treasure.
Germany's most popular punk rock band "Die Toten Hosen" ("The dead pants") celebrated their 30th anniversary in 2012. In his film "Nichts als die Wahrheit - 30 Jahre Die Toten Hosen" ("Nothing but the truth - 30 years Die Toten Hosen"), established documentary filmmaker Eric Friedler succeeds at presenting an interior view of a band that evolved from an enfant terrible to a pop culture icon and whose work mirrors German history. Friedler takes the audience on a two-hour long roller coaster ride about success and failures.
Direction
Friedler balances archival chaos with surprising tenderness.
Production
Three decades of footage, zero sugarcoating.
Director
Eric Friedler
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Die Toten Hosen are one of few German bands to achieve stadium status while maintaining explicit leftist politics—rare in a country where punk often stayed subcultural.
Friedler spent two years convincing Campino to participate; the singer initially feared the documentary would 'kill the myth.' The compromise? No narration, only voices.
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