By the time Johnny Cash released his iconic “Man in Black” album in 1971, the international superstar was broken down, hollow-eyed, and wrung out - often torn between Jesus and the “Cocaine Blues.” This tells the true story of a music legend’s spiritual quest, and his ultimate return to an “unshakeable faith.”
Acting
Cash's own archive footage—raw, unguarded, devastating.
Writing
Honest about the relapse, not just the recovery.
Director
Ben Smallbone
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Nickajack Cave was a real suicide attempt location in 1967; Cash claimed his faith literally pulled him out of the darkness when his flashlight died.
The documentary arrives amid a wave of 'white evangelical Cash reclamation'—debated by critics who note his radical politics rarely appear here.
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