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The Remarkable Life of Ibelin. Photo: Bjørg Engdahl

The Remarkable Life of Ibelin

  • Original title Ibelin
  • Director Benjamin Ree
  • Format Documentary films
  • Genre Documentary
  • Production Company Medieoperatørene AS
  • Premiere 19. January 2024
  • Producer Ingvil Giske
  • Screenplay Benjamin Ree
  • Main viewing platform Theatrical, Netflix
  • Duration 104
  • Language Norwegian
  • Cinematography Tore Vollan
  • Editing Robert Stengård
  • Sales agent Autlook Filmsales

Ibelin tells the story of Mats Steen, a young Norwegian man who died at the age of 25 from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, a rare genetic disorder that causes muscle degeneration. After his death, Mats’ parents discovered that their disabled son, who for the last years of his life had been in a wheelchair and needed constant medical assistance, has led a rich and eventful life online and made friends around the world on the way. When they heard of his passing, more than 50 friends contacted the family to tell them what he had meant to them. It was people from all over Europe, and some of them travelled to Norway to attend the funeral. The film explores how Mats could change the lives of so many people he never met physically, and how it is being social in a virtual world.

Grants to The Remarkable Life of Ibelin

Allocations
Date of decision: May 28, 2024 Applicant: MEDIEOPERATØRENE AS Awarded: NOK 400,000 Director: Benjamin Ree Producer: Ingvil Giske Manus: Benjamin Ree
Date of decision: Nov 22, 2023 Applicant: MEDIEOPERATØRENE AS Awarded: NOK 50,000 Director: Benjamin Ree Producer: Ingvil Giske Manus: Benjamin Ree
Date of decision: Oct 31, 2023 Applicant: MEDIEOPERATØRENE AS Awarded: NOK 250,000 Director: Benjamin Ree Producer: Ingvil Giske Manus: Benjamin Ree
Date of decision: Jun 26, 2023 Applicant: MEDIEOPERATØRENE AS Awarded: NOK 1,110,000 Director: Benjamin Ree Producer: Ingvil Giske Manus: Benjamin Ree
Date of decision: Sep 26, 2022 Applicant: MEDIEOPERATØRENE AS Awarded: NOK 497,520 Director: Benjamin Ree Producer: Ingvil Giske Manus: Benjamin Ree
Date of decision: Apr 8, 2022 Applicant: MEDIEOPERATØRENE AS Awarded: NOK 3,550,000 Director: Benjamin Ree Producer: Ingvil Giske Manus: Benjamin Ree
Date of decision: Dec 14, 2020 Applicant: MEDIEOPERATØRENE AS Awarded: NOK 700,000 Director: Benjamin Ree Producer: Ingvil Giske Manus: Benjamin Ree