Jimmy Barnes: Working Class Boy

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Jimmy Barnes: Working Class Boy
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StarringJimmy BarnesDavid CampbellMahalia Barnes
DirectorMark Joffe
NR 1 hr 44 minDocumentary, MusicJimmy Barnes: Working Class Collection PosterPart of Jimmy Barnes: Working Class Collection
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With nine #1 albums to his name, Jimmy Barnes is one of Australia’s greatest rock icons. But his success masked a life of hardship and abuse, where the music that once saved him from oblivion almost came back to destroy him. Before Jimmy Barnes was Jimmy Barnes, he was James Dixon Swan, a troubled kid from the mean streets of Glasgow – and the even meaner streets of North Adelaide – trying to survive against a backdrop of addiction, alcoholism, poverty and abuse. For Jimmy, escape was the only option and he found it with a band called Cold Chisel. But the rock’n’roll lifestyle has its own temptations and the scars of childhood are always waiting to take you home. Based on the bestselling memoir and directed by veteran Australian filmmaker Mark Joffe, Working Class Boy is both an inspiring story of rock and redemption told in Barnes’ own words and an unflinchingly honest reflection on fame, creativity and depression.

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Original Language:English
Executive Producers:Andrew Farrell, Michael Cordell, Matt Campbell
Production Companies:Universal Pictures, Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder
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A two-part documentary series based on the bestselling memoirs of Australian rock legend Jimmy Barnes. This collection traces his extraordinary journey from a traumatic childhood in the slums of Glasgow to the heights of rock'n'roll superstardom with Cold Chisel and beyond. Raw, honest, and deeply personal, these films explore themes of survival, fame, addiction, and the ultimate healing power of family and music.

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