They were the biggest band in the world at one point, and now HBO is set to release the Bee Gees’ long-awaited documentary, which follows the three Australian-raised brothers from their Brisbane backyard to the international stage.
The 110-minute-long documentary The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart is landing in select cinemas around Australia from Thursday, December 3, and will appear on HBO (via Foxtel in Australia) from mid-December.
It chronicles the ups and downs of brothers Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb, who made up the core base of the iconic band.
In the emotional trailer, which was released late last week, viewers are given a snippet of their story, including their rise to fame – followed by the many hurdles they faced together.
Barry Gibb, the eldest and only remaining brother of the band, was interviewed throughout the documentary, as well as other major names in the industry, including Eric Clapton, Noel Gallagher, Coldplay’s Chris Martin and Justin Timberlake, among others. The audience will also get to see revealing archival interviews with the late twin brothers Robin and Maurice, who sadly passed away in 2012 and 2003 respectively.
Towards the end of the trailer, you can hear Barry – who also lost his youngest brother Andy in 1988 – speaking of his late siblings and band members saying: “I can’t honestly come to terms with the fact that they’re not here anymore”.
The Gibb brothers were born on the Isle of Man but moved to Redcliffe in south-east Queensland as children. They started music at an early age and formed the band in the late-1950s.
They experienced their fair share of trials and triumphs, however the core trio of brothers were never replaced and the band avoided severe break-ups throughout its entirety. In the trailer, Barry candidly addresses this by saying: “If we hadn’t been brothers, we wouldn’t have lasted half an hour”.
Fans were more than excited about the release of the new documentary, with one writing: “Oh dear Barry; there are so many of us that can not accept that Maurice and Robin are not here. The Bee Gees were such a huge part of our lives and will always be a huge part of our lives. We, your die-hard fans, will listen to ‘The Brothers’ forever, and love ‘The Brothers’ forever.”
Another wrote: “I saw all their previous documentaries and I have ‘One Night Only’ and ‘One For All’ on Blu-ray. I literally was tearing up throughout the trailer watching Robin and Maurice talk. I’m so excited for this documentary and I know that [director] Frank Marshall will do an amazing job!”
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