Avicii: True Stories

Avicii: True Stories is Tim Bergling's own story, told from the inside and made from his extensive personal and family archive and behind-the-scenes footage. The director, Levan Tsikurishvili, followed Bergling for over four years while capturing footage of his experiences and thinking.{{Cite web|url=https://aviciitruestories.com/|title=Avicii {{!}} True Stories {{!}} Official Movie Site|website=aviciitruestories.com|access-date=2019-06-28}} Tsikurishvili documented all stages of his career, including his decision to quit touring in 2016.{{Cite web |last=Dotcom |first=Anto |title=Council Post: Director of 'Avicii: True Stories' Weighs In On Four Tips To Create Better Content |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesagencycouncil/2018/03/09/director-of-avicii-true-stories-weighs-in-on-four-tips-to-create-better-content/ |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=Forbes |language=en}}

• Tim Bergling
• David Guetta
• Wyclef Jean
• Nile Rodgers
• Chris Martin
• Tiesto
• Laidback Luke

Alex Ebert, Aloe Blacc, Carl Falk, Fredrik Boberg, Johan Bjerkelund, Sandro Cavazza, Salem Al Fakir, Per Dickson, and Michael Einziger also made appearances in the documentary.{{Citation|title=Avicii: True Stories|url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/avicii-true-stories|access-date=2019-07-01}}

• Robyn – "Hang with Me" (Avicii remix)
• Avicii – "Levels"
• Armin van Buuren – "Drowning" (Avicii remix)
• Rick Ross – "Hustlin'"
• Avicii – "Wake Me Up"
• Coldplay – "A Sky Full of Stars"
• Avicii – "Sunset Jesus"
• Avicii feat. Sandro Cavazza – "Lord"
• Avicii feat. Sandro Cavazza – "Without You"
• Avicii – "Ten More Days"
• Avicii – "Feeling Good"

The documentary featured appearances by colleagues such as Chris Martin, Nile Rodgers, David Guetta and Wyclef Jean.{{Cite news |url=https://www.vecernji.hr/showbiz/avicii-true-stories-film-i-njegov-posljednji-nastup-na-ibizi-2016-god-1203092 |title=Avicii: True Stories - film i njegov posljednji nastup na Ibizi 2016.god. |date=24 November 2017 |work=Večernji list |access-date=22 April 2018 |language=Croatian}} Some parts were filmed in Madagascar and Australia.

Director Levan Tsikurishvili quoted on his documentary:{{blockquote|"The documentary gives a very close explanation of how he felt. I'm happy and thankful that we were able to put so many of his years on film, to show others how he really was. As a collaborator, and a film-maker, that's what I can do for him. I wanted to do a brutally honest film about Tim as a person and not only about Avicii. Everybody knows Avicii but very few people know Tim. I think this documentary really shows Tim's struggle and strength of character. Being a worldwide superstar artist is not as easy as it looks on Instagram."|Levan Tsikurishvili, director{{Cite news |url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2017/11/aviciis-true-stories-documentary-coming-netflix/ |title='Avicii: True Stories' documentary is coming to Netflix |last=Fleisher |first=Grace |date=6 November 2017 |work=Dancing Astronaut |access-date=22 April 2018}}|source=}}

Avicii: True Stories had a limited theatrical release on 26 October 2017. The documentary was released worldwide on Netflix on 28 December 2018. Six months after the release, Bergling took his own life while on holiday in Muscat, Oman.{{Cite web|url=https://themighty.com/2018/12/avicii-true-stories-released-netflix-us-uk-australia-tim-bergling/|title=Documentary Filmed Before Avicii's Death Is Coming to Netflix|website=The Mighty|language=en-US|access-date=2019-07-01}}

Review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an approval rating of 83%, based on six reviews, with an average rating of 9/10.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/avicii_true_stories|title=Avicii: True Stories (2017)|website=Rotten Tomatoes|publisher=Fandango Media|url-status=live|access-date=9 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200826154341/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/avicii_true_stories |archive-date=26 August 2020 }}

Joshua Speiser, writing for Film Threat, stated that the film was "well worth viewing; a portrait of an incredibly talented artist who "captured lightning in a bottle" time and again during his tragically short life."{{Cite web|url=https://filmthreat.com/reviews/avicii-true-stories/|title=Avicii: True Stories|last=Speiser|first=Joshua|date=9 January 2019|website=Film Threat|url-status=live|access-date=9 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190112225736/http://filmthreat.com:80/reviews/avicii-true-stories/ |archive-date=12 January 2019 }} Frank Scheck, writing for The Hollywood Reporter, said that the film "delivers a visceral portrait of the personal cost that can arise from a meteoric rise to fame."{{Cite web|last=Scheck|first=Frank|author-link=Frank Scheck|date=2018-12-18|title='Avicii: True Stories': Film Review|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/avicii-true-stories-1170365/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-16|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516104042/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/avicii-true-stories-1170365/ |archive-date=16 May 2021 }} Ben Kenigsberg, writing for The New York Times, described the film as "a portrait of an artist who loved making music but hated the stresses of performing", concluding: "the director, Levan Tsikurishvili, never reconciles the movie's competing impulses. It's part promotional video, part backstage doc and — in retrospect — part tragedy."{{Cite news |last=Kenigsberg |first=Ben |date=2018-12-20 |title='Avicii: True Stories' Review: The Arc of Fame, Cut Short |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/20/movies/avicii-true-stories-review.html |url-status=live |access-date=2021-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210516103736/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/20/movies/avicii-true-stories-review.html |archive-date=16 May 2021 |issn=0362-4331}}

Katie Walsh, writing for the Los Angeles Times, criticized the film for not acknowledging Bergling's death at the end, concluding that "There's a sense of dread as the film wraps up, knowing where the real-life story ended, and it's increasingly out of step with the rosy picture painted by Tsikurishvili. Is he compelled to update the film or leave us with an image of Bergling in his freest moment? Ultimately, it feels like only part of the story, and therefore not entirely true."{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-capsule-feature-string-20181213-story.html|title=Reviews: The tragedy of 'Avicii,' Linda Thorson and Stuart Margolin enliven 'The Second Time Around' and other films|last=Walsh|first=Katie|date=13 December 2018|website=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2019-07-01}}

Avicii: True Stories qualified for Oscar consideration on 1 November 2018.{{Cite web |last=Powell |first=Karlie |date=1 November 2018 |title=Netflix Avicii Documentary 'True Stories' Qualifies for Oscars Consideration [Details] |url=https://www.youredm.com/2018/11/01/avicii-true-stories-has-qualified-for-oscars-consideration/ |access-date=1 July 2019 |website=Your EDM |language=en-US}}

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