Before Nick Cave sowed his Bad Seeds, he started his musical journey with The Birthday Party - the loud, chaotic and dangerous troupe who left desolate Australia for Europe’s grime. The first documentary approved by the band featuring each member’s testimony and a dazzling amount of archival footage, it tells the story of five young men finding their way amongst the squalor of their vices and the cities they inhabit, both oppressively looming over their lives.