On the Road
You can join us if you're a feral child
Our love is cool’
Wolf Alice – Freazy
They took their band name from an Angela Carter short story. In the summer of 2015, Ellie Rowsell, Joff Oddie, Joel Amey and Theo Ellis take their band Wolf Alice on tour through Great Britain and Ireland, to promote their seductive, darkly euphoric debut album ‘My Love is Cool’ – and find themselves confronted by sudden fame. Director Michael Winterbottom accompanies the band and observes the realities of life on tour from the perspective of a new member of the crew: from the energetic interplay between the band and its young audience and the moments of ecstasy on stage, to the exhaustion backstage. In time, the relationships between the travellers are also brought to light – with a few surprising turns.
Trailer/Film Excerpt
With
- Ellie Rowsell
- Joff Oddie
- Theo Ellis
- Joel Amey
- Leah Harvey (Estelle)
- James McArdle (Joe)
- Paul Popplewell (Smiley)
- Jamie Quinn (Gary)
- Shirley Henderson (Joe's Mum)
Crew
| Written and Directed by | Michael Winterbottom |
| Cinematography | James Clarke |
| Editing | Marc Richardson |
| Casting | Julie Harkin |
| Producers | Melissa Parmenter, Anthony Wilcox |
| Executive Producers | Julian Bird, Abi Gadsby, Declan Reddington |
World Sales
Independent Film Sales
London, Great Britain
Produced by
Revolution Films
London, Great Britain
Michael Winterbottom
The director of the opening film in 14plus.
On the Road · Generation · Feb 10, 2017
James McArdle
The Scottish actor at the premiere.
On the Road · Generation · Feb 10, 2017
Mona Fastvold
The screenwriter and director made her directing debut in 2012 with The Sleepwalker which she co-wrote with Brady Corbet and which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. She continued her collaboration with Corbet when they co-wrote the script for his film The Childhood of a Leader which premiered in the Orizzonti section at the Venice Film Festival where it won Best Director and Best First Feature. Her second feature film as a director, The World to Come, premiered in competition at Venice. Together with Corbet, she also co-wrote the screenplay for The Brutalist which won many accolades including ten Oscar nominations. She lives and works in New York and Oslo.
Filmography (Filmography)
2012 The Sleepwalker 2020 The World to Come 2025 The Testament of Ann Lee
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2026