Lords of Chaos
Synopsis
Oslo, 1987. 17-year-old Euronymous is determined to escape his traditional upbringing and becomes fixated on creating ‘true Norwegian black metal’ with his band Mayhem. He mounts shocking publicity stunts to put the band’s name on the map, but the lines between show and reality start to blur. Arson, violence and a vicious murder shock the nation that is under siege by these Lords of Chaos.
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2018 - Midnight Section - World premiere
Details
- Year
- 2018
- Type of film
- Features
- Running time
- 112 mins
- Director
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Jonas Åkerlund
- Producer
- Kwesi Dickson, Erik Gordon, Jack Arbuthnott, Ko Mori, Jim Czarnecki
- Executive Producer
- Eddy Moretti, Shane Smith, Vincent Landay, Natalie Farrey, Ashley Richardson, Adam Parfrey, Carlo Dusi, Jonas Åkerlund; Co-Executive Producer: Abazar Khayami
- Editor
- Rickard Krantz
- Screenwriter
- Dennis Magnusson and Jonas Åkerlund
- Director of Photography
- Pär M. Ekberg
- Production Designer
- Emma Fairley
- Principal cast
- Rory Culkin, Emory Cohen, Sky Ferreira, Jack Kilmer, Anthony De La Torre, Valter Skarsgård, Sam Coleman, Jonathan Barnwell, Wilson Gonzalez, Lucian Charles Collier, James Edwin
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
UK, Sweden, US coproduction
Eleven Arts (US), Vice Films (UK), Insurgent Media (US) in association with Scott Free Films and RSA Films (UK), Chimney (SE), 4 1/2 Films (NO)
VICE
Al BrownJacqui Edenbrow
New North Place
London
EC2A 4JA
Sales Company
Protagonist Pictures
42 - 48 Great Portland StreetLondon
W1W 7NB
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