Peter Doherty: Stranger in My Own Skin

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Peter Doherty: Stranger in My Own Skin
Directed by
  • Katia deVidas
Starring Pete Doherty
Production
company
Wendy Productions c/o Federation Studios [1]
Release date
  • October 6, 2023 (2023-10-06)(Zurich)
[2]
Running time
92 minutes
LanguageEnglish

Peter Doherty: Stranger in My Own Skin is a 2023 biographical documentary film about Pete Doherty, directed by his now-wife Katia deVidas. [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Plot

"It tells the very intimate story of Doherty's addictions over the decades, using personal, unflinching footage that has been accumulating since 2006." [6]

Cast

Release

Peter Doherty: Stranger in My Own Skin premiered at the 2023 Zurich Film Festival. [7] [8] It was released on 9 November 2023 in UK cinemas, and on 16 November in Australia. [9]

Reception

The film has an 80% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. [10] Reviewing the film in The Guardian, Peter Bradshaw wrote that it "is unsparing in showing his struggles with drug addiction but shies away from other personal stories". [9] Daniel Dylan Wray wrote at The Quietus that "It's using the documentary format as a means of executing subtle PR work, to present an image of a man under the guise of a warts-and-all film, all the while carefully controlling exactly what is revealed". [11]

References

  1. "British Council Film: Peter Doherty - Stranger In My Own Skin". britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  2. "Peter Doherty: Stranger in My Own Skin". zff.com. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  3. Daly, Rhian (2023-11-06). "'Peter Doherty: Stranger In My Own Skin' review: Libs man's brutal struggle laid bare". NME. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  4. Maher, Kevin (2024-02-17). "Peter Doherty: Stranger in My Own Skin review — indulgent rock doc". The Times . ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  5. "Peter Doherty Stranger In My Own Skin Review: Tortured Libertine's world from the inside looking out". Mojo. 2023-07-11. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  6. Nicholson, Rebecca (2024-02-17). "Peter Doherty: Stranger In My Own Skin review – the moments of honesty are utterly arresting". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2024-02-19.
  7. Shafer, Ellise (2023-08-29). "Pete Doherty Documentary to World Premiere at Zurich Film Festival". Variety. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  8. Goodfellow, Melanie (2023-08-29). "'Peter Doherty: Stranger In My Own Skin' Bio-Doc To World Premiere At Zurich Film Fest In Presence Of Reformed Rocker". Deadline. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  9. 1 2 Bradshaw, Peter (2023-11-09). "Peter Doherty: Stranger in My Own Skin review – portrait of the artist keeps its distance". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  10. "Peter Doherty: Stranger in My Own Skin | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. 2023-11-08. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  11. "The Quietus | Opinion | Black Sky Thinking | Screen Wash: Are Music Docs Becoming Little More Than A PR Tool?". The Quietus. 6 November 2023. Retrieved 2024-02-17.