The Filth And The Fury charts the rise of The Sex Pistols from the litter-stacked back-streets of Seventies London through their crucifixion by the British tabloids, canonisation by hundreds of thousands of fans around the world and ultimate implosion on tour in America. Along the way myths are debunked, scores are settled and the words of the band are heard for the first time as they step once and for all away from the shadow of their egomaniacal one-time manager Malcolm McLaren.

Painted against the political, economic and cultural backdrop of London in the mid-70s, the film depicts what was to become a key transitional moment in English social history. Culled primarily from the band’s own 20-hour-plus archive of never-before-seen footage (including live performances, rehearsals, recording sessions, promotional events and candid moments which Temple interweaves with newly filmed interviews with the four original band members), The Filth And The Fury captures the very essence of the punk movement.