2024 documentary film directed by Benjamin Ree
The Remarkable Life of Ibelin |
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Directed by | Benjamin Ree |
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Produced by | Ingvil Giske[1] |
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Cinematography | Rasmus Tukia[1] Tore Vollan[1] |
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Edited by | Robert Stengård[1] |
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Music by | Uno Helmersson[1] |
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Distributed by | Netflix |
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Release date |
- January 19, 2024 (2024-01-19) (Sundance)
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Running time | 104 minutes[1] |
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Country | Norway |
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Language | Norwegian |
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The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (originally titled Ibelin) is a 2024 Norwegian documentary by Benjamin Ree.[2]
Content
The film documents the life of "Mats Steen, a Norwegian gamer who died of a degenerative muscular disease at the age of 25."[3] The title comes from the name of his character in World of Warcraft.[4]
Release
Ibelin premiered on 19 January 2024 in the World Documentary Competition at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival where it won the Audience Award: World Cinema Documentary. Shortly after, Netflix acquired distribution rights to the film.[3] The film continued to screen at festivals such as the Chicago Critics Film Festival in May and the New Zealand International Film Festival in August, with the title expanded to The Remarkable Life of Ibelin.[5][6]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 20 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.2/10.[7] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 72 out of 100, based on nine critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.[8] Variety praised the film, stating "It’s a world unto itself, and a glowing example of how moviemaking — like a person’s digital footprint — can be a form of immortality that soothes even the most devastating loss."[9] Other reviews were also extremely positive.[2][10][11][12] Cineeuropa found that Ree "ends up with a film that’s not about death; rather, it’s about friendship, love and life."[4]
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