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“Anton Corbijn’s directorial debut is the sort of passion project that avoids the shortcomings of many run-of-the-mill contraptions as most recently exemplified with the biographic portraits of Ray Charles and Johnny Cash. Driven by a strong lead performance by a newly found talent, served by its well-dispersed “live” soundtrack and shaped by first-rate compositions that are not meant to astound but instead frame the fractured soul, this opening selection for 2007 Cannes’ Directors Fortnight section should appeal to anyone who fancies the particular subject matter…”