I Saw the Light (2015)

Directed by

Marc Abraham

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

United States

Runtime

2h 04m

Rated

R

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 221 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This is a biographical drama about country music star Hank Williams. It follows his rise to fame and his troubled personal life with his wife Audrey.

somberslow-pacedmelancholicintimategroundeddramaticrestrainedearthy

What happens

I Saw the Light is a 2015 American biographical drama film directed, written, and produced by Marc Abraham, starring Tom Hiddleston as country music legend Hank Williams and Elizabeth Olsen as his first wife, Audrey Williams. It is based on the book Hank Williams: The Biography by Colin Escott, George Merritt, and William (Bill) MacEwen. It was screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. The film is a biographical dramatization of country and blues singer-songwriter Hank Williams, his life and rise to fame as one of country music's most popular and influential artists. The title comes from the gospel song of the same name written and performed by Williams. The film was released on March 25, 2016, by Sony Pictures Classics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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