Petit Pierre

To mark the 10th anniversary of the Kreuzberg band Acht Eimer Hühnerherzen, the film offers a charming and honest look into touring, concerts and the small moments in between. The result is an unpretentious portrait of the friendship between three completely different characters, underscored by powerviolence, roaming guitar punk and atmospheric images of highway rest areas, journeys, clubs and moments on stage. The trio provides an intimate look both at absurd situations and the everyday reality of band life, while staying true to their attitude of questioning themselves and never taking themselves too seriously.

In the fifties, when the future Democratic Republic of Congo was still a Belgian colony, an entire generation of musicians fused traditional African tunes with Afro-Cuban music to create the electrifying Congolese rumba, a style that conquered the entire continent thanks to an infectious rhythm, captivating guitar sounds and smooth vocals.