A film by: Florian Habicht
Documentary – 90 Minutes – Color – English/UK 2014
Sheffield, 1988, ‘The Day That Never Happened’. Following a disastrous farewell show in their hometown, PULP move to London in search of success. They find fame on the world stage in the 1990s with anthems including ‘ Common People’ and ‘Disco 2000’. 25 years (and 10 million album sales) later, they return to Sheffield for their last UK concert: what could go wrong?
Giving a career best performance exclusive to the film, the band share their thoughts on fame, love, mortality – & car maintenance. Director Florian Habicht (Love Story) weaves together the band’s personal offerings with dream-like specially-staged tableaux featuring ordinary people recruited on the streets of Sheffield. Unveiling the deep affection that the inhabitants of Sheffield have for PULP, and the formative effect the town has had on the band’ s music (& front-man Jarvis Cocker’ s lyrics in particular) PULP is a music-film like no other – by turns funny, moving, life-affirming & (occasionally) bewildering.
SXSW 2014
Hotdocs 2014
Sheffield Doc Fest 2014
Sydney Film Festival 2014
CPH:DOX 2014
Doc Fest Munich 2015
“A handsome cinematic homage to a unique band, a proud city and the unifying power of pop music. The group’s comeback shows felt like a triumphant lap of honor, and Habicht’s film certainly captures that feeling.” –Stephen Dalton, Hollywood Reporter 
“Touchingly beautiful, it’s one of the best music documentaries I’ve seen in recent years.” –VangurardRed Magazine 
“Pulp is a smash. Pulp isn’t a concert film. It’s a love story.” – Jim Harrington, San Jose Mercury News 
“An extensively brilliant concert film.” – TASTICFILM.COM