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With 33 chart busting singles, 4 number one hits on the US Billboard and record sales exceeding 75 million, Roxette is one of the biggest pop sensations in the world. In 2002, at the peak of their career, a tragedy hit the band overnight when Marie collapsed in her home. The doctors discovered a massive tumour in her head and this was a beginning of a 8 year long journey towards recovery.
Unexpectedly in 2009, Marie stepped on stage during Per Gessle´s Party Crasher Tour. They played together for the first time in 8 years and the response was overwhelming.
In the beginning of 2011 Roxette reunited and went on a small tour with 6 planned concerts. What they did not know then, was that this tour was to go on for more than 19 months and 150 sold out concerts.
Favela Film presents an up close and exclusive journey with one of the greatest pop bands of our generation. Favela was invited to travel along Per, Marie and the band around the world to capture the "comeback that wasn't meant to be".
In this documentary you get an inside view on Roxette's creative process and how they became the hit--making machine they are. You get to see the birth of an idea, the work in the studio and further on when the song ends up on the next album.
You get to meet fantastic and fanatic fans all over the world with wonderful life changing stories of how Roxette affected their lives and how several of them actually live their lives with the band. Take Laura from Argentina as an example, she lives separate lives as a devoted mother of two and a dedicated fan following Roxette around the world.
But above all, we captured the moments when Roxette got back to life and reclaimed their position in the charts.
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