Death Metal Angola is a 2012 Portuguese music biographical film directed by Jeremy Xido.
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| Directed by | Jeremy Xido |
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| Cinematography | Johan Legraie |
| Edited by | Todd Holmes |
| Music by | Christian Frederickson |
| Distributed by | The Vladar Company |
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Running time | 83 minutes |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Box office | $2,500[1] |
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]
