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Hit So Hard

Hit So Hard

The Life & Near Death Story of Patty Schemel

2012 · 103 min · ★ 5.0 · Documentary, Music

The rise to fame (and the near-fatal fall from it) of Patty Schemel, drummer for Courtney Love's seminal rock band, Hole. Given a Hi-8 video camera just before Hole's infamous Live Through This world tour, Patty captured stunningly intimate footage of the scene that has never been seen... until now. Not just an all-access backstage pass to the music that shaped a generation, Hit So Hard is a harrowing tale of overnight success, the cost of addiction, and ultimately, recovery and redemption.

Directed by P. David Ebersole · Written by P. David Ebersole

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