A documentary about the Philippines’ most legendary rock band is coming to Netflix on May 30, and it’s not just a music story. It’s about what happens when friendships implode, egos clash, and decades later, everyone has to figure out if reconciliation is even possible.

“Eraserheads: Combo on the Run,” directed by Maria Diane Ventura, follows the four-piece from their 1989 college days at University of the Philippines Diliman through their meteoric rise in the ’90s, when they became the first Filipino band to win an MTV International Award. Their raw lyrics and fearless originality made them the Beatles of Filipino music, releasing albums nearly every year and soundtracking a generation.

Then came the breakup. The doc doesn’t shy away from the fallout, the bittersweet nostalgia, or the fans who discovered them years after their peak. But it finds its heart in their 2022 “Huling El Bimbo” reunion concert, where 75,000 people watched four old friends reconcile in a politically divided landscape.

Ventura says the film goes beyond band history. “It’s about finding ways back to each other, and about the possibility of healing, especially in a time when the world feels increasingly divided.”

The doc drops in over 190 countries. For indie filmmakers telling deeply personal cultural stories, that’s a win worth celebrating.