Rokumentti: Ultimate Thunder
Premiere: 13.11.2026
Duration: 1 h 38 min
Language:
English
Subtitles:
English
Dokumentär
Ben G. Brown:
Ultimate Thunder
UK 2026 • 98 min • K7
Language: English • Subtitles: English
Meet Britain’s most punk band
Forget the three-chord rule. Ultimate Thunder necessarily need those either. This six-piece British punk band build their completely improvised gigs out of noise, chaos and raw instinct. Five members have learning disabilities, Down syndrome or autism – but on stage, what matters more is that critics have hailed them as “the most punk rock band in Britain”.
With a loyal following behind them, the band set their sights on bigger stages and more ears to destroy. Then arts funding is slashed, one member faces open-heart surgery and the singer loses his voice.
Filmed over three years, Ultimate Thunder refuses the feel-good triumph-over-adversity treatment. Instead, it gives us stubborn friends who are sometimes completely fucked – and mostly just want to play really fucking loud.
Ultimate Thunder
UK 2026 • 98 min • K7
Language: English • Subtitles: English
Meet Britain’s most punk band
Forget the three-chord rule. Ultimate Thunder necessarily need those either. This six-piece British punk band build their completely improvised gigs out of noise, chaos and raw instinct. Five members have learning disabilities, Down syndrome or autism – but on stage, what matters more is that critics have hailed them as “the most punk rock band in Britain”.
With a loyal following behind them, the band set their sights on bigger stages and more ears to destroy. Then arts funding is slashed, one member faces open-heart surgery and the singer loses his voice.
Filmed over three years, Ultimate Thunder refuses the feel-good triumph-over-adversity treatment. Instead, it gives us stubborn friends who are sometimes completely fucked – and mostly just want to play really fucking loud.
Distributor: OMA
Showtimes
Fr 13/11 at 19.40
Rokumentti
JOENSUU | TAPIO | TAPIO 4
Ticket 11,00€
Available seats 49/52