U2 have revealed a short film as part of the promotional campaign for their new single ‘Every Breaking Wave’.
The film was made by Irish filmmaker Aoife McArdle (previous collaborators include Bryan Ferry and Wilkinson). Following a pair of star-crossed lovers who attempt to overcome adversity in 1980s Northern Ireland, the film depicts everything from a group of Catholic boys going to a punk club to a bomb being detonated.
Watch the short film below
In a statement about the video, McArdle said: “I wanted to make a film about what it was like to be a teenager in the early Eighties in Northern Ireland. All the different pressures on you, the pressures of friendship, of falling in love for the first times, and all that in the face of huge troubles. Violence was inescapable on your doorstep. I remember very vividly what it was like to grow up when there were bombs going off and army everywhere so I did draw on a lot of memories.”
U2 recently added a fifth night at London’s O2 Arena as part of their upcoming ‘iNNOCENCE + eXPERIENCE Tour’ due to phenomenal demand. For tickets and more information, visit here.
