Rockman

This is the story of a boundless fight, a rebel generation, a sound which explodes and captivates, a vibration which lights up your soul and digs deep in your psyche. This is the story of a legend, a legend which became history, passed down to the sound of powerful bass in the hypnotic darkness of a dance hall, in the warmth of a beach in August, between the walls of an occupied house, a story born in a garage and goes on to warm the heart of 3 generations. This is the story of a musical revolution, a wind of change and creativity, the rise of an ideology and pioneer of a movement. This is the story of the decline of an ideology, of a broken dream. This is the story of a jungle and its king: Militant P, founder of the group Sud Sound System and father of Italian Reggae.

Tracing the steps of the controversial and intense human and artistic story of Piero Longo (aka Militant P) the movie tells 20 years of history in Italian counterculture. From the very first reggae dub scene in Bari with bands such as Different Stylee and Struggle, going through community centres with the Isola Posse All-Stars and finally arriving to the media phenomenon of Sud Sound System. This is the story of a dream which is still alive, a vision surviving a cold desert, a man fighting against a wall which doesn’t seem to give up.