Movies
Oscar Sansom:
Placebo: This Search for Meaning
United Kingdom 2024
92 min •
English
K16
Theme: Rokumentti selection
16.11.2024 | Time 16:05
| Venue: Tapio 3
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The one placebo that’s not a sham
Placebo: This Search For Meaning delves into the evolution of the band, which has sold over 14 million records in their 30-year career. Emerging from the fringes of mainstream music in the 1990s with provocative tracks like Nancy Boy and Bruise Pristine, Placebo has consistently explored topics such as erosion of our human rights and our individuality and the ever-growing epidemic of apathy in society.
The documentary highlights Placebo's fearless approach to asking the questions no one else dared to, then dared the individual to find their own answers. Themes like gender and sexual identity, addiction, and the climate crisis are explored through candid insights from band members Brian Molko and Stefan Olsdal. It offers an honest look into their mindset and creative process and the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle, along with its inevitable consequences.