Promises and Lies: The Story of UB40

Promises and Lies: The Story of UB40 (2016) blends Documentary and Music elements. Top cast includes Chrissie Hynde. Relationships and emotional turning points shape the core of the story.

Actor: Chrissie Hynde

One of the most commercially successful acts of all time, UB40 enjoyed decades of huge success, selling over 70 million records with global hits including Red Red Wine, Can't Help Falling in Love and I Got You Babe. But stardom and fame came at a price and the band found themselves victims of their own success; bankrupt and penniless. Featuring newly filmed interviews with Ali Campbell, Robin Campbell, Astro, Brian Travers, Mickey Virtue and Jimmy Brown, the band recount their phenomenal rise to fame and speak with candour on their ongoing dispute that has split a family and a band, as they continue to tour as two separate groups - both using the name UB40.