
It’s part promotional video, part backstage doc and - in retrospect - part tragedy." Joshua Speiser, writing for Film Threat, stated that the film was "well worth viewing a portrait of an incredibly talented artist who "captured lightning in a bottle" time and again during his tragically short life." Frank Scheck, writing for The Hollywood Reporter, said that the film "delivers a visceral portrait of the personal cost that can arise from a meteoric rise to fame." Ben Kenisberg, writing for The New York Times, described the film as "a portrait of an artist who loved making music but hated the stresses of performing", concluding: "the director, Levan Tsikurishvili, never reconciles the movie’s competing impulses. Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 83%, based on six reviews, with an average rating of 9/10. RecordĪll Time International Box Office (Rank 16,201-16,300)Īll Time Worldwide Box Office (Rank 25,301-25,400) The film grossed $3,878 in the worldwide box office. The documentary was released on Netflix on 28 December, 2018, in the United States of America, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Levan Tsikurishvili, director Release Īvicii: True Stories debuted in select theatres worldwide on 26 October 2017. Being a worldwide superstar artist is not as easy as it looks on Instagram." I think this documentary really shows Tim’s struggle and strength of character. Everybody knows Avicii but very few people know Tim. I wanted to do a brutally honest film about Tim as a person and not only about Avicii. As a collaborator, and a film-maker, that’s what I can do for him. I’m happy and thankful that we were able to put so many of his years on film, to show others how he really was. “The documentary gives a very close explanation of how he felt. ĭirector Levan Tsikurishvili quoted on his documentary: Some parts were filmed in Madagascar and Australia. The documentary featured appearances by colleagues such as Chris Martin, Nile Rodgers, David Guetta and Wyclef Jean. Armin Van Buuren – Drowning (Avicii remix).

The documentary also features special guests Alex Ebert, Aloe Blacc, Carl Falk, Fredrik Boberg, Johan Bjerkelund, Sandro Cavazza, Salem Al Fakir, Per Dickson, and Michael Einziger. The director, Levan Tsikurishvili, followed Bergling for over four years while capturing footage of his experiences and thinking. Avicii: True Stories is Tim Bergling's own story, told from the inside and made from his extensive personal and family archive and behind-the-scenes footage.
