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A Complete Unknown complicates the biopic antagonist

Is Bob Dylan the antagonist of his own biopic? Maybe!
Bob Dylan plays something on an acoustic guitar as Pete Seeger listens on the sideline.
A Complete Unknown makes a meal out of the way Bob Dylan's genius affected those around him who maybe just wanted him to be a little bit nicer to them sometimes. (Credit: Searchlight Pictures)

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