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20,000 Days on Earth

20,000 Days on Earth

20147.01h 37m

Overview

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

Directed by Iain Forsyth
Written by Nick Cave, Iain Forsyth, Jane Pollard
Produced by James Wilson, Dan Bowen
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Top Cast

Nick Cave

Nick Cave

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Warren Ellis

Warren Ellis

Self

Blixa Bargeld

Blixa Bargeld

Self

Susie Bick

Susie Bick

Self

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Arthur Cave

Self

Earl Cave

Earl Cave

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Kirk Lake

Archivist

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Darian Leader

Self

Kylie Minogue

Kylie Minogue

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Ray Winstone

Ray Winstone

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Themes & Keywords

musicianwoman directorfictional biographypart fictionportrait of an artistsemi-biographicalmusic documentary

About 20,000 Days on Earth

20,000 Days on Earth is a documentary, drama, music film released in 2014 exploring themes of musician, woman director, fictional biography, part fiction, portrait of an artist, semi-biographical. Directed by Iain Forsyth, it stars Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Blixa Bargeld. A semi-fictionalized documentary about a day in the life of Australian musician Nick Cave's persona.

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