New York, early 1960s. The music scene is pulsating and everything is characterised by an immense mood of cultural awakening. A mysterious 19-year-old from Minnesota arrives in the West Village with his guitar and his extraordinary talent - and will fundamentally change the course of American music history. As he builds close friendships and relationships on his way to fame, he also changes his attitude towards the folk movement, which he refuses to be subsumed by. He makes a provocative decision that has cultural reverberations throughout the world. Timothée Chalamet plays and sings the role of Bob Dylan in James Mangold's A COMPLETE UNKNOWN, the true and electrifying story behind the rise of the most legendary singer-songwriter of all time.