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The Pogues were an Irish folk-punk band that landed a world hit in 1987 with the touching song “Fairytale of New York”. Frontman Shane MacGowan, notorious for his excessive lifestyle, was particularly fond of making provocative, anti-British statements. Produced by Johnny Depp, this documentary by director Julien Temple looks back on the band’s career and celebrates MacGowan as a nonconformist rebel. Depp himself sits down with his friend who, forever with a drink in his hand, talks to him about his career.