Lords of Chaos (2018)
- Directed by
- Jonas Åkerlund
- Genre
- drama film, horror film, biographical film, thriller film
- Country
- United Kingdom, Sweden, United States
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 556 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A fictionalized account of the early Norwegian black metal scene follows musician Euronymous as he co-founds the influential band Mayhem. The story depicts the rivalry and violent acts that escalate among the scene's members.
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What happens
Lords of Chaos is a 2018 biographical horror film directed and co-written by Jonas Åkerlund. Adapted from the 1998 book of the same name, the film is a fictionalized account of the early 1990s Norwegian black metal scene told from the perspective of musician Øysten "Euronymous" Aarsten who co-founded the influential group Mayhem. The film stars Rory Culkin as Euronymous, Emory Cohen as Varg Vikernes, Jack Kilmer as Per “Dead” Ohlin, and Sky Ferreira as Ann-Marit. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on 23 January 2018. It was released in the United States on 8 February 2019 by Gunpowder & Sky, in the United Kingdom on 29 March 2019 by Arrow Films and in Sweden on 5 April 2019 by Nordisk Film. Critical reception for Lords of Chaos was mostly positive, but fans of metal music were sharply polarized and the musicians depicted in the film had mixed feelings. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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22 July (2018)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.