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The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (2024)

The Remarkable Life of Ibelin poster
Original title
Ibelin
Directed by
Benjamin Ree
Genre
documentary film, biographical film
Country
Norway
Runtime
1h 46m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
8.1 of 10 from 147 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A documentary about Mats Steen, a Norwegian gamer who died of a degenerative muscle disease at age 25. After his death, his parents discover the rich virtual life and deep friendships he built in the online game World of Warcraft.

heartfeltintimaterevealingtouchingsurprisingbittersweetpersonalpoignant

What happens

The Remarkable Life of Ibelin is a 2024 Norwegian documentary film directed by Benjamin Ree. The film premiered, under its original title Ibelin, on 19 January 2024 at the Sundance Film Festival where it won two awards in the World Documentary Competition—the Audience Award and the Directing Award. The film also won a Peabody Award at the 85th Annual Peabody Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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