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The Remarkable Life of Ibelin

2024 · 103 min

A tender, quietly devastating documentary that blends animated fantasy with intimate testimony to celebrate a hidden life lived fully online.

Directed by
Benjamin Ree
Genres
Documentary, Animation
Starring
Mats Steen, Robert Steen, Trude Steen
Overview
The secret life of a young World of Warcraft gamer is vividly reimagined when his online friends contact his family after his death.

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Stream in the UK
  • Netflix
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Benjamin Ree
Genres
Documentary, Animation
Starring
Mats Steen, Robert Steen, Trude Steen
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How it feels

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Tone
  • warmstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • upliftingstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • isolation
  • friendship
  • identity
  • grief
  • found family
Places
  • home
  • fantasy world
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • animated
  • documentary
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity4
Emotional weight9

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Stream
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Details

Genres
documentary, animation
Directed by
Benjamin Ree
Written by
Mats Steen
Starring
Mats Steen, Robert Steen, Trude Steen, Mia Steen, Lisette Roovers, Kai Simon Fredriksen, Mikkel Riknagel Nielsen, Xenia-Anni Nielsen
Music
Uno Helmersson
Cinematography
Rasmus Tukia, Tore Vollan
Runtime
103 min
Country
Norway
Languages
Danish, English, Norwegian

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