Kurt Cobain: About a Son

Kurt Cobain: About a Son

2007 · 97 min · EN · NR · 6.9 (76 votes)
Dir. AJ Schnack · Starring Kurt Cobain · Music Benjamin Gibbard

“Kurt Cobain in his own words.”

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An intimate and moving meditation on the late musician and artist Kurt Cobain, based on more than 25 hours of previously unheard audiotaped interviews conducted with Cobain by noted music journalist Michael Azerrad for his book "Come As You Are: The Story of Nirvana." In the film, Kurt Cobain recounts his own life - from his childhood and adolescence to his days of musical discovery and later dealings with explosive fame - and offers often piercing insights into his life, music, and times. The conversations heard in the film have never before been made public, and they reveal a highly personal portrait of an artist much discussed but not particularly well understood.

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A deeply personal and melancholic journey through the mind of a tortured artist. It feels like sifting through old journals, offering raw insights into fame's isolating grip and the quiet struggles behind the music.

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