They were the New Romantics of British pop, who seduced fans around the world in the 1980s with enduring hits like ‘True’ and ‘Gold’. <br /><br />Now Spandau Ballet are launching their new documentary at Cannes ahead of its October release in the UK. <br /><br />Director George Hencken’s archive-only documentary ‘Soul Boys of the Western World’ follows the working-class London lads as they shot to global stardom.<br /><br />Speaking in Cannes, band member Martin Kemp said the film has a universal message about friendship: “The band’s story is quite exceptional in the way that we grew up out of nothing, we rose to the heights – but I think people relate to it because basically it’s a story about friendship. How friendship starts, how it falls apart sometimes and if you’re lucky enough, you can bring it back together.” <br /><br />After going through an acrimonious split in 1990, Spandau Ballet reunited two decades later. <br /><br />The film was screened as part of the Film Market in Cannes, one of the biggest movie fairs in the world.<br /><br />‘Soul Boys of the Western World’ is due out in UK theatres in October.
