Tireless English pop legends Depeche Mode are celebrating their 45th anniversary this year. A journey that has seen them grow from shy kids with delicious synthpop singles to stage beasts who continue to fill stadiums in front of masses of devoted fans. This symbiotic relationship will be at the heart of a new film dedicated to the band, Depeche Mode: M, shot during the Memento Mori Tour, which saw the band play 112 shows around the world in front of more than 3 million fans.
A reflection on mortality and Mexican culture
Filmed in Mexico during three sold-out concerts in the Foro Sol stadium, the film is intended as a tribute to the creativity and energy of a legendary and timeless band, but also a deeper reflection on mortality. Themes that were at the heart of their last album, Memento Mori, released shortly after the death of Andrew Fletcher, founding member of Depeche Mode, and that the film links here with Mexican culture and its very deep relationship with death. Behind the camera, Mexican director Fernando Frias (revealed in 2019 with Ya no Estoy Aquí) mixes live sequences and more intimate segments alongside the band and their fans.
The film is expected to be released in theaters sometime in 2025, and its world premiere has already been announced at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York, where the band and the director will be present to present it to the public on June 5.
Depeche Mode are no strangers to live feature films, having already been immortalized by DA Pennbacker for Depeche Mode 101 in 1989 and by Anton Corbijn in 1993 in the classic Depeche Mode Devotional. More recently, the band reunited with Corbijn in 2019 to film the tour for their album Spirit and make the feature film Spirits in the Forest.