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and Justice. The film is shot in black and white in the tradition of classic silent film of 1920's Hollywood, but instead of having backing piano music, a live rock group hammers out the accompanying soundtrack, whilst special effects from the film explode to life all around the audience. The film's plot has a religious setting and is focused around "The Devil's Evil Guitar" which has been removed from the world by the supreme being, in a newly puritanical world where rock and roll is relegated to history.

plays "the devil", governing the testosterone of the evil rock'n'roll masses.

stars as the puritanical Priest Svengali. A punk rock angel named Vicious (

) is sent to Earth to test humanity and to set the world on fire.

Cast

as Vicious *

as Death / The Devil *

as Priest Svengali *

as General *

as the burning man *

as The Thief * Olivia Vinall as Juliette * Jesse Hughes Bounty Hunter *

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as Ben Foster *

(as Joshua Homme) *

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as Gravedigger *

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as Pete the Mod *

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as The Kid *

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as Soeur Geraldine * Enoch Frost as Voodoo Leader * Kirstie Oswald as Soeur Gentile * Tuesday Cross as Billy (Tight bassist) *

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(band) *

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References

External links

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Official trailer

Artist interviews
2016 films American silent films American rock music films American musical films The Devil in film 2010s English-language films 2010s American films ۪ {{2010s-US-film-stub