Kurt Cobain: About a Son

Name: Kurt Cobain: About a Son
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 2007-10-03
Duration: 1 h 37 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Kurt Cobain

2007·Movie·NR·97 min·★ 6.9(73)

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“Kurt Cobain in his own words.”

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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About Kurt Cobain: About a Son

Kurt Cobain: About a Son is a 2007 English-language documentary and music film directed by AJ Schnack. It has a runtime of 1h 37m. Viewers rate it 6.9/10 across 100 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads.

Kurt Cobain: About a Son was produced by Bonfire Films of America and made in United States of America. It was released on October 3, 2007, and carries a NR certification.

Director: AJ Schnack
Release date: October 3, 2007
OTT release: May 31, 2020
Original language: English
Age rating: NR
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Production: Bonfire Films of America

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Kurt Cobain: About a Son cast & crew

Kurt Cobain: About a Son was directed by AJ Schnack.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Benjamin Gibbard, cinematography is by Wyatt Troll, and it was produced by Jared Moshé and Noah Khoshbin.

Is Kurt Cobain: About a Son worth watching?

Kurt Cobain: About a Son holds an audience score of 6.9/10 from 73 ratings, a solidly received documentary films.

At 1h 37m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy documentary and music, Kurt Cobain: About a Son is worth a place on your watchlist.

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It first became available to stream digitally on May 31, 2020.

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