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"If he ever turned 30, I'd be surprised," his mother predicted in an interview, and she was right.
On April 5, 1994, the 27-year-old rock star shot himself in the head at his home in Seattle.
Cobain was the spokesman for the grunge movement, which had had enough of the showbiz and commercialization of music.
The film traces the short, dramatic life of the rock rebel who co-founded grunge and uncovers the shocking psychological background that shaped Cobain's life and music.
Excerpts from Cobain's diaries, which describe with unsparing honesty his joyless youth in a small town, emotional wounds and drug addiction, as well as interviews with family members, childhood friends and musical companions, paint a sensitive portrait of the musician icon.
First broadcast: Sat., July 21, 2012, 9:40 p.m., ARTE.
