Depeche Mode are back, but not just on stage. Their new concert film, Depeche Mode: M, is set to hit cinemas worldwide in late 2025, bringing the energy of their Memento Mori tour to the big screen. Directed by acclaimed Mexican filmmaker Fernando Frías de la Parra (I’m No Longer Here, I Don’t Expect Anyone to Believe Me), the movie captures three 2023 performances at Mexico City’s Foro Sol, witnessed by nearly 200,000 fans.
But M isn’t just a concert film, it’s layered in culture. Frías weaves together live performances with rich, reflective footage that explores Mexico’s intimate relationship with death – think Día de los Muertos, Aztec iconography, and candlelit vigils, touching on the album’s themes of mortality. It’s a cinematic fusion of music and mortality, capturing how Depeche Mode’s lyrical exploration of mortality finds resonance in Mexican cultural traditions.
Depeche Mode frontman Dave Gahan said in a statement, “At its core, M is about the deep connection between music, culture, and people, and Fernando Frías did a beautiful job telling that story through the lens of Mexican culture and our shows in Mexico City”. It’s a nod to how universal themes: life, loss, transcendence, can be expressed through the pairing of two powerful art forms. Premiering at Tribeca Film Festival in June 2025, the film received an enthusiastic reception. Critics praised its “expressive and dynamic cinematic” approach, noting emotional live sequences set within in a broader cultural landscape.
The movie is formatted for IMAX and global cinema release starting October 28, 2025, through Sony Music Vision, Trafalgar Releasing, and special event partners. It will be shown in over 2,500 theatres across more than 60 countries, a sign of the band’s enduring international reach.
The circumstances surrounding the release of M is deeply poignant. It’s the first major cinematic project released after the death of founding member Andy Fletcher in 2022. The emotional undercurrents of Memento Mori, a title meaning “remember you must die”, are already woven into the album, but here they’re reframed within Mexico’s cultural lens.
