At the Newport Folk Festival in 1965, a young Bob Dylan shakes up his act on the folk music scene by going electric and siring rock as the voice of a generation.
New York, early 1960s. Against the backdrop of a vibrant music scene and tumultuous cultural upheaval, an enigmatic 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives in the West Village with his guitar and revolutionary talent, destined to change the course of American music. As he forms his most intimate relationships during his rise to fame, he grows restless with the folk movement and, refusing to be defined, makes a controversial choice that culturally reverberates worldwide. Timothée Chalamet stars and sings as Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, the electric true story behind the rise of one of the most iconic singer-songwriters in history.
- Director
- James Mangold
- Cast
- Timothée Chalamet, Elle Fanning, Scoot McNairy, Dan Fogler, Boyd Holbrook, Edward Norton, Norbert Leo Butz, Monica Barbaro
- Genre
- Biography, Drama, Music
- Release Date
- 23 January 2025