20 SXSW Films You Need To Know About

12. Love & Mercy

Love And Mercy Paul Dano Brian Wilson
River Road Entertainment

A far less heartwarming true life story of the entertainment industry, Love & Mercy stars Paul Dano as Beach Boys legend Brian Wilson - a musical genius with any number of troubled times in his history, with this film following every up and down.

The Little Miss Sunshine and There Will Be Blood Star looks the spitting image of Wilson, and he has the chops to pull off a biopic involving mental illness, drug dependency and Charles Manson.

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