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I Am Heath Ledger

2017 · 90 min

A warm, bittersweet tribute that lets you sit with a charismatic artist's joy and restlessness, leaving a quiet ache.

Tagline
Don't be afraid to fall.
Overview
The life and career of an actor, artist, and icon. His own journey through his own camera.

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  • Now TV Cinema
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • celebrity
  • grief
  • identity
  • memory
Places
None
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour3
Realism9
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
documentary
Directed by
Derik Murray, Adrian Buitenhuis
Written by
Hart Snider
Starring
Heath Ledger, Kate Ledger, Kim Ledger, Olivia Ledger, Ben Mendelsohn, Naomi Watts, Djimon Hounsou, Catherine Hardwicke
Cinematography
Shaun Lawless
Runtime
90 min
Country
Canada
Languages
English

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