A Beautiful Real Life
2025 documentary film
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A Beautiful Real Life is a 2025 Danish documentary film about the life of pop star Christopher Lund Nissen.[2] It was released on 27 August 2025 by Netflix.[1][3]
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- Christopher Lund Nissen
- Cecilie Haugaard
- 27 August 2025 (Netflix)
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| Directed by | Nynne Duvaa Hall |
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| Distributed by | Netflix |
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Running time | 131 minutes[1] |
| Country | Denmark |
| Languages | English, Danish |
Critical reception
Jose Solís from Common Sense Media rated the film 2/5 saying "It plays like a 90-minute promo reel designed to hype fans about his tour."[4]
Alice Lange from Martin CID called it a "controlled, observational study" saying "Rather than building toward a sensational reveal, the film catalogues the mechanics of contemporary music work—rehearsals, studio refinement, media blocks, travel routines—and juxtaposes them with the ordinary tempo of home life."[5]
Anjali Sharma from Midgard Times gave the film 7/10 and said "Christopher: A Beautiful Real Life is like a slow melody that builds into something quietly memorable. It's sincere, grounded, and avoids dramatising for effect."[6]
Soundtrack
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| Released | 27 August 2025 | |||
| Label | Parlophone, Warner | |||
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A soundtrack, compiling music from Christopher's four previous albums and three new tracks.[8] It was released on 27 August 2025, .
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | original album | Length |
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| 1. | "Orbit" | Nissen, Salem Al Fakir, Elias Kapari, Frederik Tao Nordsø, Fridolin Tai Nordsø, Vincent Pontare | Fools Gold | 3:12 |
| 2. | "Leap of Faith" | Nissen, Alex Hauer, Thuy My Pham | My Blood | 3:37 |
| 3. | "A Beautiful Life" | Nissen, Petter Tarland, Pär Westerlund | A Beautiful Life | 3:38 |
| 4. | "When We Were Young" | new recording | 2:55 | |
| 5. | "Honey, I'm So High" | Nissen, Nordsø, Nordsø | A Beautiful Life | 2:57 |
| 6. | "Trouble" (with Lee Young Ji) | Nissen, Lee Young Ji, Theis Andersen, Kapari, Gustav Wolter | Fools Gold | 2:35 |
| 7. | "Stubborn Heart" | new recording | 4:18 | |
| 8. | "Fools Gold Pt.1" | Nissen, Kapari | Fools Gold | 2:13 |
| 9. | "One" | Nissen, Al-Fakir, Kapari, Pontare | Fools Gold | 2:59 |
| 10. | "Bad" | Nissen, Aron Blom, Lenno Linjama, Alexander Tidebrink | Under the Surface | 3:11 |
| 11. | "Lose a You" | Nissan, Nathan Chapman | Fools Gold | 3:09 |
| 12. | "Just Kiss Me" | Nissen, Jamie Scott | Under the Surface | 3:27 |
| 13. | "Ready to Go" | Nissen, Daniel Schulz, Thomas Drachmann | A Beautiful Life | 2:03 |
| 14. | "It Could Have Been Us" (featuring Griff) | Nissen, Sarah Griffiths, Kapari, Jeppe London, Celine Svanbäck | Fools Gold | 2:50 |
| 15. | "Permanent Scars" | Nissen, London, Svanbäck | Fools Gold | 3:35 |
| 16. | "Daddy Don't Go" | new recording | 3:15 | |
| 17. | "Evidence of Us" (featuring Svea) | Nissen, Christiansen, London | Fools Gold | 3:22 |
| 18. | "Fools Gold Pt.2" | Nissen, Kapari, Kerstin Ljungström | Fools Gold | 2:21 |