20,000 Days on Earth

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20,000 Days on Earth

2014

1h 37m

7.0(214 votes)

Documentary

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Overview

A semi-fictionalized documentary about a day in the life of Australian musician Nick Cave's persona.

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10 members

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Nick Cave

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Warren Ellis

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Blixa Bargeld

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Susie Bick

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Arthur Cave

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Earl Cave

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Writing

Kirk Lake

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Darian Leader

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Kylie Minogue

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Ray Winstone

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