Control is a 2007 British biographical film about the life of Ian
Curtis, singer of the late-1970s English post-punk band Joy Division. It is
the first feature film directed by Anton Corbijn, who had worked with Joy
Division as a photographer. The screenplay by Matt Greenhalgh, was based on
the biography Touching from a Distance by Curtis's widow Deborah, who served
as a co-producer on the film. Tony Wilson, who released Joy Division's records
through his Factory Records label, also served as a co-producer. Curtis'
bandmates Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, and Stephen Morris provided incidental
music for the soundtrack via their post-Joy Division incarnation New Order.