“Everyone knows Avicii, but no one really knows who Tim was,” Tsikurishvili tells Variety.

It’s a compelling and cautionary tale that touches on an industry’s greed to cash in on the dance music craze and the pressure an artist feels when his managers and agents all-too-willingly risk health and friendship in order to keep the train rolling at maximum speed.Īt the heart of the film, which features interviews with Nile Rodgers, David Guetta, Tiesto, and and an appearance by Madonna, is “Tim,” battling issues with his gallbladder and appendix, likely amplified by stress, and dreading his next plane ride or headlining set, the crowds having grown to hundreds of thousands at festivals like Ultra and Electric Daisy Carnival. “Avicii: True Stories,” directed by longtime Bergling friend and visual collaborator Levan Tsikurishvili, delves deep into the decision-making that goes into making such a drastic call before the age of 30, and also the star-making process from a vantage point rarely seen.

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