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  • 2015
  • Unrated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 50 m
  • 2015
  • Unrated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 50 m

Summary Relive the music, fashion, and spirit of the 1980s via the incredible saga of the rise, fall, and comeback of New Wave legends Spandau Ballet. From the streets of working class London to the top of the pop charts, Spandau Ballet conquered the airwaves in the 80s with international hits like “True” and “Gold.” But the behind-the-scenes st...

Directed By: George Hencken

  • 2015
  • Unrated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 50 m
  • 2015
  • Unrated
  • IFC Films
  • 1 h 50 m

Soul Boys of the Western World

Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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Summary Relive the music, fashion, and spirit of the 1980s via the incredible saga of the rise, fall, and comeback of New Wave legends Spandau Ballet. From the streets of working class London to the top of the pop charts, Spandau Ballet conquered the airwaves in the 80s with international hits like “True” and “Gold.” But the behind-the-scenes st...

Directed By: George Hencken

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Mixed or Average Based on 9 Critic Reviews
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90
Apr 28, 2015
In watching Soul, it helps to be a Spandau fan, of course, but the smart, layered contextualizing and historicizing of the group within the film makes it a gift for any pop-culture aficionado.
By Ernest Hardy FULL REVIEW
70
May 7, 2015
When it plays to its strengths, the film, like the band, mines pure '80s gold.
By Michael Rechtshaffen FULL REVIEW
63
Apr 29, 2015
The Spandau Ballet documentary Soul Boys of the Western World has all the kooky clothes, zippy songs and ’80s optimism you could ask for in a film about a group that had only one big US hit (but several in the UK). Why do I find it hard to write the next line? The band wasn’t that great.
By Kyle Smith FULL REVIEW
60
May 1, 2015
This slapdash but endearing doc about the rise, fall and resurrection of '80s pop outfit Spandau Ballet is an inside job, packed with strong archive footage yet lacking anything you'd call truly incisive.
By Dave Calhoun FULL REVIEW
60
Apr 28, 2015
Maintaining a sunny, scrubbed-clean tone, Ms. Hencken allows no possibility of dazed groupies or drunken meltdowns — and only the briefest whiff of cocaine — to darken her portrait.
By Jeannette Catsoulis FULL REVIEW
50
Apr 28, 2015
TV-style and desperately in need of cutting, “Soul Boys” does convincingly position its subjects as key trendsetters, and their most memorable tunes continue to be enjoyable.
By Jay Weissberg FULL REVIEW
40
Oct 25, 2015
Fans of the band will undoubtedly love the package, which puts the group front and centre. Those who are more agnostic about the music but nostalgic for the period will enjoy the peripheral material.
By Leslie Felperin FULL REVIEW

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Production Company MGMM STUDIOS, Wellingmax
Release Date Apr 29, 2015
Duration 1 h 50 m
Rating Unrated
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Website http://www.spandauballetthemovie.com/
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Awards

FOCAL International Awards
• 1 Win & 3 Nominations
Screen Awards, UK
• 2 Nominations
SXSW Film Festival
• 1 Nomination

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