• Lords of Chaos (2019)

    In 1987 Oslo, 17-year-old Euronymous 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 begin to blur.

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Lords of Chaos
48
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Release Date: February 8th, 2019

R |1 hr 52 min

Plot Summary

In 1987 Oslo, 17-year-old Euronymous 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 begin to blur.

Cast: Rory Culkin, Emory Cohen, Sky Ferreira, Jack Kilmer, Valter Skarsgård, Anthony De La Torre, Sam Coleman, Jonathan Barnwell

Director: Jonas Akerlund

Genres: Music , Comedy drama

Production Co: Chimney, RSA FIlms, 4 1/2, Insurgent Media, Scott Free Productions, Eleven Arts

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  • 70
    Nikki BaughanScreen International

    Despite the film’s inherent shock value, Lords Of Chaos still manages to successfully mine the explosive psychology of adolescent angst - even if the horror movie aesthetics occasionally threatens to overwhelm proceedings. show more

  • 30
    Film Threat

    Of course, the argument can be made that a film is a work of art, which grants extended artistic license. Fine, then why not use the events as a basis for a fictional story rather than deliver unabashed inaccuracy in the name of art? show more

  • 70
    Justin LoweThe Hollywood Reporter

    As a depiction of the very public emergence of a marginal movement, Lords of Chaos provokes both awe and repulsion, but not necessarily admiration for a musical form and subculture unwaveringly devoted to literalism, no matter how extreme. show more

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