The format can feel slightly forced at times, and some viewers may not be able to get past the humble-bragging tone. But this is an essentially human story, reflecting on personal grief as well as themes such as religion, politics and charity.

A moving, smartly staged film adaption of Bono's one-man stage show that captures the inner conflict of a man who's never stopped trying to throw his arms around the world, even as he grapples with the deep roots and personal cost of that zealotry.

It’s revelatory in a sense but Bono has long been a master of rock’n’roll mystique, and that’s maintained by Dominik, whose black-and-white images reverently cloak Bono.

Andrew Dominik’s direction makes Surrender a revealing journey.