The Remarkable Life of Ibelin

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Benjamin Ree directs. Rasmus Tukia behind the camera. Uno Helmersson scores. Robert Stengård cuts. Produced in Norway. Dialogue in Danish, English, Norwegian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1Released 2 years ago.
• 2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Danish, English, Norwegian.
• 3Directed by Benjamin Ree, shot by Rasmus Tukia. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 4Original score by Uno Helmersson. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 5Editor Robert Stengård shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 6Mats Steen and Robert Steen and Trude Steen carry the top of the cast.
• 7IMDB entry: tt19811010 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
• 8Classified under 12 themes, including "gamer", "world of warcraft", "testify", "human interest".

The technical file

Cinematography

Rasmus Tukia

Original score

Uno Helmersson

Editing

Robert Stengård

Sound

Joakim Bjerknæs

Runtime

103 min · 1h 43m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Original language

NO

Certification (US)

PG-13

IMDB

The Remarkable Life of Ibelin (2024) ↗

Rotten Tomatoes

97% 🍅 Fresh

Metacritic

78/100

IMDB rating

8.2/10 · 13,489 votes

MPAA

PG-13

Also by

Benjamin Ree

• 
  The Painter and the Thief

  2020 · ★ 7.4
• 
  Magnus

  2016 · ★ 6.8
• 
  Dreaming of the Golden Eagle

  2012
• 
  When Ailin Kissed Lars

  2014

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Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

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  Behind The Scenes

  Behind the Scenes · Official
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  ‘The Remarkable Life of Ibelin’ with Benjamin Ree | Academy Conversations

  Featurette · Official
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  Official Trailer

  Trailer · Official
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  Meet the Artist 2024: Benjamin Ree on "Ibelin"

  Featurette · Official

Production companies

Who made it

• 

  Medieoperatørene

  NO

• 

  VGTV

  NO

Key crew

• Foley ArtistTornike Dzidzikashvili
• ProducerIngvil Giske
• Foley EditorDachi Abesalashvili
• EditorRobert Stengård
• Foley SupervisorAlexander Sanikidze
• Co-ProducerHans Andreas Fay
• Foley EditorLuka Kasrelishvili
• Foley MixerSalome Maisuradze
• Sound DesignerJoakim Bjerknæs
• AnimationAda Wikdahl
• ProducerHanne Myren
• Executive ProducerMari Monrad Vistven
• Production ManagerMaria Hustad
• Sound MixerJoakim Bjerknæs
• Sound RecordistRonny Furevik
• Sound Post Production CoordinatorKine Kvernvik
• Sound RecordistAndreas L. Svensson
• Sound EngineerLaurence Pearson
• Sound EditorMats Lid Støten
• Sound SupervisorGisle Tveito
• Sound MixerGisle Tveito
• Sound EditorFredric Vogel
• CastingCeline Engebrigtsen
• Additional CastingMaria Hustad

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• gamer
• world of warcraft
• testify
• human interest
• pc gaming
• heartfelt
• intimate
• testimony
• pc games
• dignified
• game footage
• gamer documentary

Release history · US

When it landed

• Premiere2024-01-18· Sundance Film Festival
• Premiere2024-04-07· Miami Film Festival
• Premiere2024-03-22· The Martha's Vineyard Film Festival
• Premiere2024-09-20· Fantastic Fest
• Digital2024-10-25PG-13· Netflix

Also known as

International titles

• The Remarkable Life of IbelinUS