| Metallica Saved My Life | |
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| Directed by | Jonas Åkerlund |
| Written by | Jonas Åkerlund |
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| Cinematography | Eric Broms |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Metallica Saved My Life is a 2025 American documentary film, directed byJonas Åkerlund.[1] The film profiles the fans of the bandMetallica from all around the world and their stories of how the band helped them through tough times.
The film premiered on June 11, 2025, at theTribeca Festival[1] and screened through select cities during the band'sM72 World Tour.[2]
Metallica singer and guitarist,James Hetfield notes that American comedian and friend of the band,Jim Breuer, was the project's inspiration from saying, "James, you have got to hear these fricking stories, they're unbelievable - where these people came from, how they got into music and why."[3]
The film documents die-hard fans of Metallica and how the band give each of them a sense of identity and hope.[2] It covers four decades of fandom and thefound family each has from other Metallica fans.[4]
Some of the fans' stories that were shared:[4][5][6]
What connects them all together is the sense of community, and one fan summarizes it as: "Metallica is all of us together. [...] It belongs to all of us."[4]
The film also covers some of the struggles the band has gone through, like Hetfield's insecurity and time in rehabilitation.[6]
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