‘Springsteen: Save Me from the Unknown’ is much more than a film about ‘Nebraska’; and the director agrees

When Bruce Springsteen accepted that his story be told on the big screen, he didn’t just want to revisit the process of creating Nebraska (1982). According to the director Scott Cooper explains in an exclusive interview with Rolling Stone Brazilthe film does not attempt to summarize the career of Springsteen in two hours, but to illuminate the idea that: “You can get the help you need. Because the bruce he sought it and it helped him immensely. It saved his life.”

In the new feature film, Springsteen: Save Me From the Unknownwhich premieres in Brazilian cinemas this Thursday, the 30th, the focus is on the silent struggle of Springsteen against the depression that accompanied him for more than four decades.

Despite the resounding success, Springsteen He always carried a pain that didn’t fit on stage or in audience shouting. The film shows how the themes of Nebraska — isolation, regret, desire for redemption — were directly linked to the inner crisis that the musician faced. Cooper reinforces that the film also serves as an invitation: “There is a stigma around people who ask for help when they are suffering. Especially a man.”

Check out the excerpt from the interview:

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Springsteen: Save Me From the Unknown

The film has Jeremy Allen White (The Bear) in the role of Bruce Springsteeninvesting heavily in vocal and guitar training to bring to life the moment of creating Nebraska. The supporting cast includes Jeremy Strong (Succession) as Jon Landau, Paul Walter Hauser (I, Tonya) as Mike Batman, Stephen Graham (Adolescence) as Douglas “Dutch” Springsteenbetween others. The direction and script are the responsibility of Scott Cooper.

The production is based on the book Deliver Me From Nowhere (2023), by Warren Zanesand differs from many traditional biopics by focusing less on the trajectory of glory and more on the internal conflict that preceded the moment of artistic redefinition.

• Bruce Spingsteen

• Jeremy Allen White

• Scott Cooper