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Death Metal Angola
File:Theatrical Release Poster.jpg
Directed byJeremy Xido
Produced byJoseph Castelo
Jeremy Xido
Travis Burgess
David Gallagher (executive)
Vlad Yudin (executive)
Edwin Mejia (executive)
StarringWilker 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

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 stated “Absorbing, beautifully shot documentary" and "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. "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. "Death Metal Angola: Rotterdam Review". The Hollywood Reporter.