She wanted belonging. He wanted a revolution. The mosh pit was just the beginning.
Luana feels trapped; she is frustrated with society, her family, and her job at a crèche. She searches for stability and a sense of belonging, and finds both in the local black metal scene. While accompanying her cousin's band on tour as their social media manager, she falls in love with the charismatic singer, Wiktor. When his more radical views come to light, causing tension within the band, Luana refuses to see the truth and cannot let him go.
Acting
Bielenia's charisma makes Wiktor terrifyingly magnetic.
Sound
The score doesn't just feature black metal—it weaponizes it.
Direction
Ulrich turns concert crowds into something genuinely menacing.
Director
Jonas Ulrich
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film joins a wave of European cinema interrogating black metal's neo-Nazi contamination, following real-life scenes in Norway and Poland where far-right entryism nearly destroyed the subculture from within.
Bielenia reportedly spent months studying actual black metal vocal techniques and the specific body language of stage performers who cultivate cult-like audience devotion—watch how he never breaks eye contact during the rehearsal scene.
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