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The Remarkable Life of Ibelin

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Mats Steen, a Norwegian gamer, died of a degenerative muscular disease at the age of 25. His parents mourned what they thought had been a lonely and isolated life, when they started receiving messages from online friends around the world.
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The Remarkable Life of Ibelin is a heartfelt ode to one man's ability to craft community and legacy through the realm of online game-playing.

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Robert Levin Newsday A powerful, life-affirming work. Don't miss it. Rated: 4/4 Nov 11, 2024 Full Review James Dyer Empire Magazine A heartfelt digital eulogy for an unconventional but extremely human life. Rated: 4/5 Oct 29, 2024 Full Review Alissa Wilkinson New York Times ... A rare and beautiful thing: a moving documentary that excavates the question of the “real” in a profoundly humanistic and unconventional way. Oct 29, 2024 Full Review Wade Major FilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles) This is tremendous and needs to be considered a frontrunner for all the documentary awards. Nov 13, 2024 Full Review Shawn Edwards Fox 4 Kansas City It's poignant and moving and surprisingly had me in tears, I was instantly connected to the subject of the doc and completely fascinated by this story. Nov 1, 2024 Full Review Stephen Silver The SS Ben Hecht It’s a very inventive way to tell such a story, and it’s presented successfully. Nov 1, 2024 Full Review Read all reviews

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Jon D As a lifelong player of WoW this movie affected me deeply and emotionally. The way they presented his story through reenactment and reimagined cinematography of the actual game is ingenious in my opinion. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/14/24 Full Review Paul S I watched this documentary not knowing what to expect. I am grateful I was given the opportunity to know about this young man, what he hoped for in life, and learn how he impacted so many in his digital community. You have to watch it, but keep a box of kleenex nearby. RIP, Ibelin! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/13/24 Full Review John D Emotional damage. Even if you've never played WoW or know nothing of it, you can understand this. Understanding, friendships, love and eventually loss. What a wonderful little piece of film. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/12/24 Full Review duong h This is a must watch movie to all game loving people, it touches not only your heart but also arouses deep feelings at the bottom that you have forgotten. I myself is a game addict, ever since I was a little kid and did not know the reason. I just loved and immersing myself into fictional, digital worlds and avoided socializing activities for a very long time. Not until I have watched this movie and started to realize: I feared for the same thing Ibelin did. Ibelin feared, avoided people for their judging attitude based on his appearance and disabilities, and constantly remind him of all his misery. So he seek for games, where he said "Every characters here look good, it is the personality that matter". Here in a virtual world, everyone are equal and only through honest acts and words can bring people together. But it's always been escapism, we have to move forward ourselves: "It's scary, but we have to jump in" Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/12/24 Full Review Evan C The Remarkable Life of Ibelin is a truly remarkable piece of docu-filmmaking, & a testament to the power of the medium to showcase powerful human stories (even those that take place in the Warcraft universe). Words cannot describe how impactful this movie is. Stream @netflix. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 11/11/24 Full Review Daniel N With its unprecedented style, this documentary will move and captivate you like no other. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 11/10/24 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Mats Steen, a Norwegian gamer, died of a degenerative muscular disease at the age of 25. His parents mourned what they thought had been a lonely and isolated life, when they started receiving messages from online friends around the world.
Director
Benjamin Ree
Producer
Ingvil Giske
Screenwriter
Mats Steen
Distributor
Netflix
Production Co
Medieoperatørene
Rating
PG-13 (Brief Strong Language)
Genre
Documentary, Biography
Original Language
Norwegian
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 18, 2024, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Oct 25, 2024
Runtime
1h 44m
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