SummaryA Spell to Ward off the Darkness follows an unnamed character through three disparate moments in his life: as one member of a 15-person collective on a small Estonian island, alone in the wilderness of Northern Finland, and as the singer and guitarist of a black metal band in Norway.
Directed By:Ben Rivers, Ben Russell
Written By:Ben Rivers, Ben Russell
A Spell to Ward Off the Darkness
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Generally Favorable
80% Positive
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Nov 30, 2014
100
It captures a kind of essential form of self-expression (and pleasure) that exceeds categorization, creating a shared experience between the musicians, the filmmakers, and the viewer that feels sublime.
Dec 10, 2014
83
This is a film that should, at the very least, make one appreciate the all-encompassing breadth of cinema, and, at most, provoke deeper thought of transcendental existence in correlation with nature and The Idea of Man.
Dec 3, 2014
75
It’s the cathartic, even meditative qualities of metal that are explored in A Spell To Ward Off The Darkness, a new documentary whatsit that frequently resembles nothing so much as an adaptation of some imaginary black-metal record.
Dec 2, 2014
50
Landscapes and lyric conundrums distinguish the first two-thirds of this find-your-own-meaning artflick, which unfurls like some stranger's life you're half reliving.
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Production Company:
- Doc Society
- Must Käsi
- Rouge International
Release Date:Dec 5, 2014
Duration:1 h 38 m
Awards
Torino Film Festival
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
CPH:DOX
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
