20,000 Days on Earth

A semi-fictionalized documentary about a day in the life of Australian musician Nick Cave's persona.

Cast

Nick Cave

as Self

Warren Ellis

as Self

Blixa Bargeld

as Self

Susie Bick

as Self

Arthur Cave

as Self

Earl Cave

as Self

Kirk Lake

as Archivist

Darian Leader

as Self

Kylie Minogue

as Self

Ray Winstone

as Self

Reviews

furious_iz

Simultaneously one of the most pretentious and brilliant things I have ever seen. If you love Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, you will love this. If you find his music dark and too much hard work, stay away. 8/10...

tmdb28039023

I wouldn’t hesitate to call Nick Cave a genius, especially not after watching 20,000 Days on Earth – and yet, the beauty of this biofictional film, co-written by Cave with directors Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, is its humility. Most movies about musicians, particularly rockstars, suffer from what ...

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