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James Blunt: One Brit Wonder

"The Most Hated Man in Pop"

Filmed on the road during his 2022 Greatest Hit Tour, director Chris Atkins followed James Blunt across Europe and delves into James Blunt's unique backstory. From witnessing the Kosovo War, recording the biggest selling album of the '00s, enduring the backlash that followed his success, and then tweeting his way back to becoming a national treasure, this is an intimate portrait of James Blunt as never seen before – a brutally honest story of a painfully self-aware, endlessly touring musician, for whom persistence eventually prevails.

Top Cast

  • James Blunt

    James Blunt

    Self

  • Linda Perry

    Linda Perry

    Self

  • Ed Sheeran

    Ed Sheeran

    Self

  • Harry Hill

    Harry Hill

    Self (archive footage)

  • Courtney Love

    Courtney Love

    Self (archive footage)

  • Tony Blair

    Tony Blair

    Self (archive footage)

  • Charlotte Church

    Charlotte Church

    Self (archive footage)

  • Paul Weller

    Paul Weller

    Self (archive footage)

  • Jools Holland

    Jools Holland

    Self (archive footage)

Overview

Filmed on the road during his 2022 Greatest Hit Tour, director Chris Atkins followed James Blunt across Europe and delves into James Blunt's unique backstory. From witnessing the Kosovo War, recording the biggest selling album of the '00s, enduring the backlash that followed his success, and then tweeting his way back to becoming a national treasure, this is an intimate portrait of James Blunt as never seen before – a brutally honest story of a painfully self-aware, endlessly touring musician, for whom persistence eventually prevails.

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