Worldwide theatrical release, July 28th 2026,
followed by a global TV premiere later this summer on the BBC.

“Quite brilliant... Everything you could want in a rock doc.”- The Times
“Christie’s film could well become a found-footage documentary classic.”- The Telegraph
“This fascinating documentary…Knotty, celebratory and rather moving” - Time Out
"A strange and riveting moment in pop and political history.”- The Guardian
“The jaw-to-the-floor moments are smartly collated by the director Mike Christie” - The Times
“New, enlightening and brilliantly reflective…” - Fresh Fiction

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In April 1985, WHAM! travelled to China to perform a pair of concerts in Beijing and Guangzhou. At a time when China was beginning to open to the outside world, the visit became far more than a tour, evolving into a complex encounter between music, politics, ambition and cultural change.

Built around newly restored and previously unseen archive footage, the film revisits ten extraordinary days through the perspectives of the band, their team and the Chinese audiences who experienced the events firsthand. Alongside contemporary interviews, it explores the story and impact of the most ambitious and unexpected chapter in WHAM!’s history.

Forty years later, the film explores what remains of that encounter: the memories, myths and contradictions that have accumulated around it, and the unexpected legacy of a journey that - perhaps - neither side could fully understand at the time.

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Directed by Mike Christie. Produced by Alice Popplewell. Executive Producers: Krista Wegener and Ian Sharpe for Sony Music Vision, and Tanya Shaw for Supercollider.

A Supercollider Film  for Sony Music Vision, in association with
Sony Music Entertainment UK and the BBC
90 mins / 4K / 5.1 / 2026

Photo: Martyn Goddard