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Lords of Chaos

  • 2018
  • K-16
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
18K
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Rory Culkin in Lords of Chaos (2018)
A teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the 1980s results in a violent outcome. 'Lords of Chaos' tells the true story of True Norwegian Black Metal and its most notorious practitioners - a group of young men with a flair for publicity, church-burning and murder: MAYHEM.
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A teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the early 1990s results in a very violent outcome.A teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the early 1990s results in a very violent outcome.A teenager's quest to launch Norwegian Black Metal in Oslo in the early 1990s results in a very violent outcome.

  • Director
    • Jonas Åkerlund
  • Writers
    • Dennis Magnusson
    • Jonas Åkerlund
    • Michael Moynihan
  • Stars
    • Rory Culkin
    • Emory Cohen
    • Jack Kilmer
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.6/10
    18K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    4,303
    1,034
    • Director
      • Jonas Åkerlund
    • Writers
      • Dennis Magnusson
      • Jonas Åkerlund
      • Michael Moynihan
    • Stars
      • Rory Culkin
      • Emory Cohen
      • Jack Kilmer
    • 181User reviews
    • 151Critic reviews
    • 48Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 3 nominations

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    Rory Culkin, Jonathan Barnwell, Jack Kilmer, and Anthony De La Torre in Lords of Chaos (2018)
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    Rory Culkin, Eric Casey Lamme, Petra Anita Mark, and Flóra Zsoldos in Lords of Chaos (2018)
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    Rory Culkin
    Rory Culkin
    • Euronymous
    Emory Cohen
    Emory Cohen
    • Kristian 'Varg' Vikernes
    Jack Kilmer
    Jack Kilmer
    • Pelle 'Dead' Ohlin
    Sky Ferreira
    Sky Ferreira
    • Ann-Marit
    Valter Skarsgård
    Valter Skarsgård
    • Bård Guldvik 'Faust' Eithun
    Anthony De La Torre
    Anthony De La Torre
    • Jan Axel 'Hellhammer' Blomberg
    Jonathan Barnwell
    Jonathan Barnwell
    • Jørn 'Necrobutcher' Stubberud
    Sam Coleman
    Sam Coleman
    • Jon 'Metalion' Kristiansen
    Wilson Gonzalez
    Wilson Gonzalez
    • Varg's Driver
    Lucian Charles Collier
    • Stian 'Occultus' Johannsen
    Andrew Lavelle
    • Gylve 'Fenriz' Nagell
    James Edwyn
    • Kjetil 'Manheim'
    Gustaf Hammarsten
    Gustaf Hammarsten
    • Finn Tender
    Jon Øigarden
    Jon Øigarden
    • Magne Andreassen
    Arion Csihar
    • Attila Csihar
    Jason Arnopp
    • Jason Arnopp
    Levente Törköly
    Levente Törköly
    • Hammed
    Patrick Mullowney
    • Photographer
    • Director
      • Jonas Åkerlund
    • Writers
      • Dennis Magnusson
      • Jonas Åkerlund
      • Michael Moynihan
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      From 1983 to 1984, director Jonas Åkerlund was a rehearsal drummer for the Swedish metal band Bathory, which was one of the inspirations for the Norwegian Black Metal bands of the 1990's which are t he focus of this movie. He stated in a 2018 interview that when Black Metal culture developed in the 90's and become "too serious", he left the music scene and moved on to film-making.
    • Goofs
      When Varg leaves the video store on 10 August 1993 with a copy of Die Hard 2 - vain kuolleen ruumiini yli 2 (1990), the video cases for several films that would not be released until several years later can be seen in the window, including Luunkerääjä (1999) and Jatkoterapian tarpeessa (2002).
    • Quotes

      Euronymous: [standing over Dead with a shotgun] You know, there's a way out if you're so fucking depressed. One shot to the head and it's all over. No more pain.

    • Alternate versions
      The US theatrical and DVD releases were cut for an R rating, toning down the gory violence of Dead's suicide, Faust's stabbing and Euronymous' murder. The unrated 'directors cut' version is only available on Blu-ray in the US. It runs for 118 minutes instead of 116 as per the R-rated version.
    • Connections
      Featured in Last Call with Carson Daly: Ben Barnes/Badflower/Rory Culkin (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Suicidal Wings
      Warner Chappell Overseas Holdings Ltd, Thomas Gabriel

      (c) Hanseatic Musikverlag GMBH & Co. KG

    User reviews181

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    8/10
    There's a lot of fan thing crap spoiling the reviews
    Get something straight up front - this is a movie, not a documentary. It will have errors. Get over it, move on.

    As a whole it does well to bring to life the schizo genius/idiocy of the roots of black metal. It is ~90% accurate which makes it leaps ahead of most docu-dramas. To the unwashed, this may seem like a parody of sorts. But the reality is that the main players were a fringe crazy that was beyond parody. Yes, they were all probably like that and the film understates it if anything.

    Black metal is a thing. Yes there is a point about the desecration of Asatru shrines. No it does not justify anything. If the film does have a flaw it is in emphasising satanism and odinism - no, their thing predates that. It is otherwise a fine retelling, Don't listen to the _Mayhem_ cultists. This is a good movie.
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    • AnusPresley
    • Mar 29, 2019

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    • Release date
      • March 29, 2019 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • Hungary
      • United Kingdom
      • Sweden
      • Norway
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Володарі хаосу
    • Filming locations
      • Budapest, Hungary
    • Production companies
      • Proton Cinema
      • 4 1/2 Film
      • Chimney
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $253,184
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $27,649
      • Feb 10, 2019
    • Gross worldwide
      • $365,353
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 58 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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