The Remarkable Life of Ibelin
2024 · Movie · PG-13 · 103 min
★ 7.9(140)unSUB Rating
After a young man dies, his family is stunned when messages arrive from people who knew him through an online role-playing game. As they learn about the life he built behind his avatar, the film explores how digital communities can offer friendship, purpose, and freedom when real-world options feel limited.
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Details
- Original title
- Ibelin
- Years
- 2024
- Release date
- 2024-03-08
- Language
- Norwegian
- Rated
- PG-13
- Runtime
- 103 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- TMDB rating (input)
- 8.0/10 (140 votes)
About
You’ll likely connect with this if you enjoy heartfelt documentaries about unexpected bonds and how online worlds can shape real lives, like Tower; Not for you if you avoid tearjerkers or stories centered on grief.
Pros: deeply moving true story; uplifting sense of community; thoughtful mix of styles | Cons: heavy themes of illness; may feel emotionally intense; some moments feel familiar
Themes
- gamer
- world of warcraft
- testify
- human interest
- pc gaming
- heartfelt
- intimate
- testimony
- pc games
- dignified
- game footage
- gamer documentary
Awards & recognition
- Amanda Award — Best Film · 2024
- Dragon Award Best Nordic Documentary · 2024
- Sundance World Cinema Audience Award: Documentary · 2024
- Sundance World Cinema Directing Award: Documentary · 2024
- Tromsø International Film Festival's audience award · 2024
Cast & crew
- MS
Mats Steen
as Self (archive footage)
- RS
Robert Steen
as Self
- TS
Trude Steen
as Self
- MS
Mia Steen
as Self
- LR
Lisette Roovers
as Self
- KF
Kai Simon Fredriksen
as Self
- MN
Mikkel Riknagel Nielsen
as Self
- XN
Xenia-Anni Nielsen
as Self
- RN
Rikke Nielsen
as Self (voice)
- TT
Tor Bjørn Torp
as Self (voice)
Directed by Benjamin Ree