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Until the Light Takes Us ()


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Interviews and news footage explore the rise of black metal music in Norway in the 1990s, including artists who were involved in suicide, murder and arson.

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Fenriz ...
Self - Darkthrone (as Gylve 'Fenris' Nagell)
Varg Vikernes ...
Self - Burzum (as Varg 'Count Grishnackh' Vikernes)
Euronymous ...
Self - Mayhem (archiveFootage) (as Øystein 'Euronymous' Aarseth)
Hellhammer ...
Self - Mayhem (as Jan Axel 'Hellhammer' Blomberg)
Per Ohlin ...
Self - Mayhem (archiveFootage) (as Per 'Dead' Ohlin)
Abbath ...
Self - Immortal (as Olve 'Abbath' Eikemo)
Demonaz ...
Self - Immortal (as Harald 'Demonaz' Nævdal)
Bjarne Melgaard ...
Self - Visual Artist
Bård Eithun ...
Self - Emperor (as Bård 'Faust' Eithun)
Kristoffer Rygg ...
Self - Ulver (as Kristoffer 'Garm' Rygg)
Frost ...
Self - Satyricon (as Kjetil 'Frost' Haraldstad)
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Self - Filmmaker

Directed by

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Aaron Aites
Audrey Ewell

Produced by

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Aaron Aites ... producer
Tyler Brodie ... executive producer
Audrey Ewell ... producer
Gill Holland ... executive producer
Frederick Howard ... associate producer

Cinematography by

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Audrey Ewell
Odd Reinhardt Nicolaysen

Editing by

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Andrew Ford

Editorial Department

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Aaron Aites ... additional editor
Michael Dimmitt ... co-editor
Þóra Fjelsted ... post-production assistant
David Gauff ... online editor
Ulysses Guidotti ... additional editor
James Lopezzo ... assistant editor

Production Management

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Torstein Grude ... production manager

Art Department

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Christophe Szpajdel ... logo designer

Sound Department

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John Harlow ... sound recordist
Kjetil Høidal ... sound recordist
Øyvind Rydland ... sound recordist

Camera and Electrical Department

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Aaron Aites ... additional camera operator
John Harlow ... additional camera operator
Ellen Lande ... additional camera operator

Additional Crew

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Stephen Oxman ... sales representative

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Martin Burga ... thanks

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Plot Summary

Chronicles the history, ideology and aesthetic of Norwegian black metal - a musical subculture infamous as much for a series of murders and church arsons as it is for its unique musical and visual aesthetics. This is the first (and only) film to truly shed light on a movement that has heretofore been shrouded in darkness and rumor and obscured by inaccurate and shallow depictions. Featuring exclusive interviews and verité with the musicians, a wealth of rare, seldom seen footage from the "Inner Circle"s earliest days, Until the Light Takes Us explores every aspect of the controversial movement that has captured the attention of the world. This is the movie that gets inside the minds and hearts of black metal's musicians. The filmmakers moved to Norway, living and filming there for two years. The movie is not about them though - it's about the extraordinary people and events that make black metal unique, unforgettable, and inevitable. This is black metal as seen through the eyes of those who created it, of those who live it, of those who are at the center of the story of black metal. Written by Audrey Ewell

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Taglines Music. Arson. Murder. Art. Black Metal. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Пока свет не заберёт нас (Russia)
  • Mehri to fos na mas kerdisei (Greece)
  • Поки світло не забере нас (Ukraine)
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Runtime
  • 93 min
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Box Office

Opening Weekend United States $7,246, 06 Dec 2009

Did You Know?

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Trivia Fenriz told the directors before they started filming to use whatever footage they wanted, and that he didn't intend to watch the finished movie. See more »
Soundtracks Ballad of the Broken Birdie Records See more »
Crazy Credits After the credits roll, there is a clip of Fenriz mockingly saying "Satan!" See more »
Quotes Fenriz: Part of me wishes this whole thing hadn't become a trend, but, you know, people like to dress up.
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