Death Metal Angola Explained

Death Metal Angola
Director:	Jeremy Xido
Producer:	Joseph Castelo Jeremy Xido Travis Burgess David Gallagher (executive) Vlad Yudin (executive) Edwin Mejia (executive)
Starring:	Wilker Flores Sonia Ferreira
Music:	Christian Frederickson
Cinematography:	Johan Legraie
Editing:	Todd Holmes
Distributor:	The Vladar Company
Runtime:	83 minutes
Language:	Portuguese
Gross:	$2,500^[1]

Death Metal Angola is a 2012 Portuguese music biographical film directed by Jeremy Xido.

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]

Notes and References

Web site: Death Metal Angola (2014) - Box Office Mojo. www.boxofficemojo.com.
Web site: AND ACT. SHADOW. Exclusive: The Vladar Company Acquires Acclaimed Doc Feature 'Death Metal Angola' for Fall Theatrical Run + New Release Poster. indieWIRE.
Web site: Rothe. E. Nina. Jeremy Xido's Death Metal Angola: A Cult Classic in the Making. Huffington Post. 16 January 2013 .
Web site: Mueller . Matt . Dubai Film Festival: 'The Attack', 'Winter Of Discontent', 'Death Metal Angola' . indieWIRE . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140908155508/http://blogs.indiewire.com/thompsononhollywood/dubai-film-festival-the-attack-winter-of-discontent-death-metal-angola . 2014-09-08 .
Web site: Young. Neil. Death Metal Angola: Rotterdam Review. The Hollywood Reporter. 11 February 2013 .