One of the most chilling moments in Bob Marley: One Love, is seeing his wife Rita Marley sitting in a car as someone sneaks up behind her and points a gun to her head.
It's a shocking moment that underscores a devotion and love story that will fittingly make its premiere in cinemas on Valentine's Day.
The film focuses on the period between 1976 and 1978, a time that represented a period of turmoil for Jamaican musician and global superstar Nesta Robert Marley.
A clear theme of the film is the love story he shares with his now widow Dr Alferita Marley, known as Rita.
Most would be aware that Bob Marley achieved a great deal in his 36 years.
But until now, perhaps only his inner circle were aware just how instrumental the matriarch of the Marley dynasty was in his success.
By his side for much of his journey, Rita Marley doesn't have a lot of lines in the film, but her presence is strong.
Flashbacks show their younger selves meeting and falling in love, filmed at significant places in Jamaica including Port Royal, and the pier where Bob and Rita first kissed.
The film's attention to detail and commitment to authenticity feels like a love letter of sorts from her to him — Rita Marley is listed as a producer.
Rita was part of a trio of vocalists known as the I-Threes, who joined the Wailers in 1974 and were an integral part of their sound. She later forged a career as a solo artist.
Bob Marley takes centre stage in the movie as he did in life, but the film has two people at its core.
"This really is the Bob and Rita Marley story, in a lot of ways," says director Reinaldo Marcus Green.
"It is a story about both of them.
"She is the backbone to the journey of Bob.
"She made a deep commitment to that man which lives on to this day, including with this film, which is why she's a producer on it."
Despite becoming one of the most influential reggae musicians in the world, it's taken decades for Bob Marley's essence to be encapsulated on film.
It's a family affair: two of his children — eight-time Grammy winner Ziggy; and Cedella, who was 13 when her father passed away — were also producers, while eight-time Grammy award winner Stephen Marley was music supervisor. Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt was an executive producer.
Despite the family's involvement, Ziggy Marley says they didn't allow emotions to get in the way.
"We have approached this as a creative project, not an emotional thing," he said.
"My emotions are beyond this. It's about showing the truth."
Part of that truth is revealing the not-so-pleasant moments in his life.
On December 3, 1976, seven armed men stormed Bob Marley's residence at 56 Hope Road in Kingston. They shot Bob in the chest and arm and Rita in the head, also shooting two others.
Miraculously, all survived. And remarkably, just two days later a defiant Bob Marley took the stage at the Smile Jamaica concert in his hometown to perform live, in a bid to unite a country through music that was divided by its two political sides.
"The people who are trying to make this world worse aren't taking a day off," Marley said at the time.
"How can I?"
He would soon self-exile to London to write an album he felt could spread his message of peace and unity.
That album was Exodus by Bob Marley and the Wailers, an album Time Magazine named the best album of the 20th century.
It was released June 3, 1977.
The heavy task of playing a star so universally revered went to Kingsley Ben-Adir, already famous for being Barack Obama in The Comey Rule, Malcolm X in One Night In Miami, and a Ken in Barbie.
Rita Marley is played by Lashana Lynch (The Woman King, No Time to Die).
The teenage versions of Bob and Rita are played by Nia Ashi and Quan-Dajai Henriques.
Lynch did her research and it shows. She read Rita Marley's autobiography, No Woman No Cry, watched years of video interviews and performances and spent months with the Marley children.
"But my real research began when I had meetings with Mrs Marley," Lynch said.
"It was here that I built a clearer picture of her internal voice, her love for Bob, and the indescribable power she possesses. Once we met, a lot started to click into place."
"Bob and Rita's relationship is the emotional centre of this film, no question," cinematographer Robert Elswit says.
And although the film doesn't shy away from revealing Bob Marley's infidelities during his marriage to Rita, it's clear the desire of the filmmakers to make something equal parts a biopic and an intimate love story was realised.
Bob Marley: One Love is in cinemas February 14 across the country. Jamaican Delight has partnered with Paramount Pictures Australia and will hold two events in Sydney. The Ting-A-Ling Bob Marley Birthday Bash and The Bob Marley: One Love Opening Event.