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Sid and Nancy

Alex Cox / GB, 1986

An unadorned tale about the life of the notorious punk sweethearts Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen. The Sex Pistols bass player allegedly stabbed his girlfriend, was arrested and died four months later of an overdose. Cox throws light on the myth in this darkly humoristic docudrama.

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Director

Alex Cox

Production year

1986

Country

GB

Original title

Sid and Nancy

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Subtitles

NLD

Format

35mm

Part of

FURY! Punk Culture

The year is 1976, the second industrial era is screeching to a conclusion and the oil crisis is at an all-time low when an undeniable counter-voice is heard in the dilapidated inner cities of London, Amsterdam and New York. A call for rebellion against the capitalist thinking that fills the pockets of the wealthy minority. It's a provocative cry from teens and young adults who no longer want to do what parents, teachers and politicians expect of them.

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