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Lords of Chaos

  • 20182018
  • RR
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
16K
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POPULARITY
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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.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
16K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
4,627
468
  • Director
    • Jonas Åkerlund
  • Writers
    • Dennis Magnusson(screenplay by)
    • Jonas Åkerlund(screenplay by)
    • Michael Moynihan(inspired by "Lords of Chaos" written by)
  • Stars
    • Rory Culkin
    • Emory Cohen
    • Jack Kilmer
Top credits
  • Director
    • Jonas Åkerlund
  • Writers
    • Dennis Magnusson(screenplay by)
    • Jonas Åkerlund(screenplay by)
    • Michael Moynihan(inspired by "Lords of Chaos" written by)
  • Stars
    • Rory Culkin
    • Emory Cohen
    • Jack Kilmer
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 176User reviews
    • 149Critic 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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    Top cast

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    Rory Culkin
    Rory Culkin
    • Euronymousas Euronymous
    Emory Cohen
    Emory Cohen
    • Kristian 'Varg' Vikernesas Kristian 'Varg' Vikernes
    Jack Kilmer
    Jack Kilmer
    • Pelle 'Dead' Ohlinas Pelle 'Dead' Ohlin
    Sky Ferreira
    Sky Ferreira
    • Ann-Maritas Ann-Marit
    Valter Skarsgård
    Valter Skarsgård
    • Bård Guldvik 'Faust' Eithunas Bård Guldvik 'Faust' Eithun
    Anthony De La Torre
    Anthony De La Torre
    • Jan Axel 'Hellhammer' Blombergas Jan Axel 'Hellhammer' Blomberg
    Jonathan Barnwell
    Jonathan Barnwell
    • Jørn 'Necrobutcher' Stubberudas Jørn 'Necrobutcher' Stubberud
    Sam Coleman
    Sam Coleman
    • Jon 'Metalion' Kristiansenas Jon 'Metalion' Kristiansen
    Wilson Gonzalez
    Wilson Gonzalez
    • Varg's Driveras Varg's Driver
    Lucian Charles Collier
    Lucian Charles Collier
    • Stian 'Occultus' Johannsenas Stian 'Occultus' Johannsen
    Andrew Lavelle
    • Gylve 'Fenriz' Nagellas Gylve 'Fenriz' Nagell
    James Edwyn
    • Kjetil 'Manheim'as Kjetil 'Manheim'
    Gustaf Hammarsten
    Gustaf Hammarsten
    • Finn Tenderas Finn Tender
    Jon Øigarden
    Jon Øigarden
    • Magne Andreassenas Magne Andreassen
    Arion Csihar
    • Attila Csiharas Attila Csihar
    Jason Arnopp
    • Jason Arnoppas Jason Arnopp
    Levente Törköly
    • Hammedas Hammed
    Patrick Mullowney
    • Photographeras Photographer
    • Director
      • Jonas Åkerlund
    • Writers
      • Dennis Magnusson(screenplay by)
      • Jonas Åkerlund(screenplay by)
      • Michael Moynihan(inspired by "Lords of Chaos" written by)
    • All cast & crew
    • See more cast details at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Euronymous wasn't a big drinker and actually, according to all sources, drank a vast quantity of Coca Cola (which is visible throughout the film).
    • Goofs
      When Euronymous is introducing Manheim as the drummer in the rehearsal space, Manheim is sitting behind a 5 piece, single bass, blue drum kit. When they being playing, he's sitting behind a 9 piece, double bass, blue and white drum kit.
    • Quotes

      Kristian 'Varg' Vikernes: I'm going to release my music on my own label.

      Euronymous: What does that mean?

      Kristian 'Varg' Vikernes: I don't need you anymore.

      Euronymous: Okay. If that's what you want, okay.

      Kristian 'Varg' Vikernes: You'll have to find another idiot to steal everything from.

      Euronymous: I haven't stolen anything from you.

      Kristian 'Varg' Vikernes: You're recording Mayhem's album with money made from Burzum's sales, money that belongs to me!

      Euronymous: That money went straight back to you. You're the bass player of Mayhem now, remember?

      Kristian 'Varg' Vikernes: I quit. You only put me in the band to get attention.

      Euronymous: The album's almost finished. It's gonna be big; world tour, everything.

      Kristian 'Varg' Vikernes: Tour? I thought you were true Norwegian black metal.

      Euronymous: I fucking invented it.

      Kristian 'Varg' Vikernes: And now you betray it! You're a hypocrite. We should be making true Black Metal music for a select few. Tours are for posers. "Never sell out." That's what you said.

      Euronymous: Saying things like "never sell out" fucking sells. Come on. I made all that shit up. Nobody gave a shit about us. I attracted people by saying, "You can't have this. You're not worthy." It's just promotion.

      Kristian 'Varg' Vikernes: No, no. Not for me. I believed in it, and I still do.

      Euronymous: So do I, but it has to make sense. It has to sell. Otherwise, what the fuck are we doing here?

      [Varg gives Euronymous the skull fragment necklace back]

      Euronymous: You can keep that. That's a piece of chicken bone.

      Kristian 'Varg' Vikernes: Chicken bone? Fake as everything else with you.

    • 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 reviews176

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    Don't believe the haters
    I didn't expect to like it, but it was pretty good! Brutal scenes and seemed to stay true to much of the information I've accrued over the years. Varg hates everything, but this seems to be more of his angle on what happened, which in general terms was that Euronymous was a "poser" and took credit for things that weren't his. Hey, it's a movie not a documentary. Only Varg really knows what happened that night and he's already told the his side of things. It's well made, entertaining, and very brutal at times. Give it an honest go and see what you think.
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    • Feb 28, 2019

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 8, 2019 (United States)
    • 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
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $253,184
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $27,649
      • Feb 10, 2019
    • Gross worldwide
      • $365,353
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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

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