Death Metal Angola

Death Metal Angola
Directed byJeremy Xido
Produced by
  • Joseph Castelo
  • Jeremy Xido
  • Travis Burgess
  • David Gallagher (executive)
  • Vlad Yudin (executive)
  • Edwin Mejia (executive)
Starring
  • Wilker Flores
  • Sonia Ferreira
CinematographyJohan Legraie
Edited byTodd Holmes
Music byChristian Frederickson
Distributed byThe Vladar Company
Release date
  • December 13, 2012 (2012-12-13) (Dubai International Film Festival)
Running time
83 minutes
LanguagePortuguese
Box office$2,500[1]

Death Metal Angola is a 2012 Portuguese music biographical film directed by Jeremy Xido.

Cast

  • Wilker Flores
  • Sonia Ferreira

Release

Death Metal Angola was released theatrically in the US on November 7, 2014.[2]

Reception

Death Metal Angola received unanimous acclaim during its festival run. The Huffington Post's E. Nina Rothe called Death Metal Angola a "must-watch film" and "a cult-classic in the making." [3] indieWIRE film critic Matt Mueller called it an “absorbing, beautifully shot documentary" and a "superb film.”[4] The Hollywood Reporter's Neil Young wrote, "Jeremy Xido's US-Angolan documentary traces how an extreme form of rock music has taken root in war-torn corner of south-west Africa" and stated that the film is "raucously crowd-pleasing."[5]

References

  1. ^ "Death Metal Angola (2014) - Box Office Mojo". www.boxofficemojo.com.
  2. ^ AND ACT, SHADOW. "Exclusive: The Vladar Company Acquires Acclaimed Doc Feature 'Death Metal Angola' for Fall Theatrical Run + New Release Poster". indieWIRE.
  3. ^ Rothe, E. Nina (16 January 2013). "Jeremy Xido's Death Metal Angola: A Cult Classic in the Making". Huffington Post.
  4. ^ Mueller, Matt. "Dubai Film Festival: 'The Attack', 'Winter Of Discontent', 'Death Metal Angola'". indieWIRE. Archived from the original on 2014-09-08.
  5. ^ Young, Neil (11 February 2013). "Death Metal Angola: Rotterdam Review". The Hollywood Reporter.


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