Ultimate Thunder

A punk band whose members have learning disabilities and Down syndrome fight to reach a bigger stage as funding cuts, health scares and setbacks close in.

Ultimate Thunder are six musicians whose raw, fully improvised gigs have built them a growing reputation on the punk scene. When critics start calling them the most punk rock band in Britain, the possibility of something bigger starts to feel real. But over three years of filming, the obstacles keep coming: arts funding is slashed, one member faces open heart surgery, and lead singer mysteriously loses his voice. Ultimate Thunder captures friendship and resilience forged in rehearsal rooms and backstage chaos, following a band whose commitment to making noise together is as defiant as anything in punk. For all the setbacks, this is a story powered by the people at its heart and the music they refuse to stop making.