The German (punk)rock band DIE TOTEN HOSEN is a phenomenon of superlatives. In this music & concert documentary we accompany Germany’s legendary and most successful rock band with 19 millions records sold with unparalleled access on their biggest tour in band history – both in the limelight and backstage with „access all areas“.
Germany's most popular punk rock band "Die Toten Hosen" ("The dead pants") celebrated their 30th anniversary in 2012. In his film "Nichts als die Wahrheit - 30 Jahre Die Toten Hosen" ("Nothing but the truth - 30 years Die Toten Hosen"), established documentary filmmaker Eric Friedler succeeds at presenting an interior view of a band that evolved from an enfant terrible to a pop culture icon and whose work mirrors German history. Friedler takes the audience on a two-hour long roller coaster ride about success and failures.
After the wild lifestyle of a famous young German photographer almost gets him killed, he goes to Palermo, Sicily to take a break. Can the beautiful city and a beautiful local woman calm him down?
01 Intro02 Auswärtsspiel03 Du lebst nur einmal04 Zurück zum Glück05 Friss oder Stirb06 Song 207 Ich bin die Sehnsucht in dir08 Hier kommt Alex09 Alles wird vorübergehen10 Madelaine (aus Lüdenscheid)11 Feuer frei12 Wünsch Dir was13 Cokane In My Brain14 Niemals einer Meinung15 Nur zu Besuch16 Steh auf, wenn du am Boden bist17 1000 gute Gründe18 All die ganzen Jahre19 Pushed Again20 Bayern21 Walkampf22 Freunde23 Hang On Sloopy24 Schön sein25 Zehn kleine Jägermeister26 Schönen Gruß, Auf Wiedersehn27 Helden und Diebe28 Paradies29 Eisgekühlter Bommerlunder30 Blitzkrieg Bop31 Alles aus Liebe32 Should I Stay Or Should I Go33 Bonnie & Clyde34 Youll Never Walk Alone
Tommie is the absolute loser in his home district of Cologne-Kalk: no money, no apartment of his own, no girlfriend. In the exhaust workshop where he toils, the foreman is constantly angry with him. But Tommie is in a great mood: The video freak dreams enthusiastically through the fantasy world of film art, preferably with the bust sex star Gianna S. in the leading role. Tommie collects exhaust pipes. When he steals a particularly capital specimen from Jupp's swank Mercedes, he gets into real trouble. He has no choice but to return the exhaust to Jupp, but his deadly ultimatum of procuring a case of the rare beer brand "Ramsdorfer Kölsch" by seven o'clock in the evening proves to be insanely difficult. Because at the very same time, "Gianna S." is expected in town...
