Depeche Mode have unveiled a “cinematic” film titled Depeche Mode: M, featuring footage from the band’s Mexico City shows on the 2023-2024 Memento Mori Tour. 

The feature-length film, conceptualised and directed by award-winning filmmaker Fernando Frias, aims to “take audiences on a profound musical journey, using nearly 200,000 Mexican fans’ fervent connection with the band as a window into the band’s timeless global influence”, according to the announcement.

The film weaves footage from the three sold-out shows at Mexico City’s Foro Sol Stadium in order to explore parallels between the themes on 2023 album Memento Mori and death and mortality in Mexican culture. 

Frias is best known for his award-winning film I’m No Longer Here, which triumphed at Mexico’s Ariel Academy Awards with 10 wins, including Best Picture and Best Direction. The film also earned Frias a DGA nomination for Outstanding Directorial Achievement. 

Depeche Mode: M will premiere in cinemas later this year. It is produced by Columbia Records, Anonymous Content and Redrum. Sony Music Vision is the distributor.

PHOTO: Toni Francois

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