Is Global Metal easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Global Metal violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 64% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Global Metal scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Global Metal end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Global Metal

Name: Global Metal
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 2008
Duration: 93 min
Rating: 7.3
Cast: Sam Dunn, Rafael Bittencourt, Bruce Dickinson, Adrian Smith, Dave Murray

Directed by Sam Dunn

Produced by Banger Productions

200893 min7.3 / 10

An anthropological exploration of how heavy metal has become a vehicle for cultural expression and identity across the globe, revealing a worldwide community transforming a Western genre into something distinctly their own.

In GLOBAL METAL, directors Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn set out to discover how the West's most maligned musical genre - heavy metal - has impacted the world's cultures beyond Europe and North America. The film follows metal fan and anthropologist Sam Dunn on a whirlwind journey through Asia, South America and the Middle East as he explores the underbelly of the world's emerging extreme music scenes; from Indonesian death metal to Chinese black metal to Iranian thrash metal. GLOBAL METAL reveals a worldwide community of metalheads who aren't just absorbing metal from the West - they're transforming it - creating a new form of cultural expression in societies dominated by conflict, corruption and mass-consumerism.

Clusters

Slow Character Dramas Inspiring Survival Stories Underdog Comeback Stories Unlikely Caregiver Friendships Scientists and Archaeologists

Genres

Documentary Music

Keywords

Interview Heavy Metal Music Festival Anthropology Cult Music Band Music Documentary Music Culture Observational Documentary Origins Metal Band Metal Music Metal Singer

Questions people ask

Is Global Metal easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.
Is Global Metal violent? Not especially. Less violent than 64% of films.
Is Global Metal scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.
Does Global Metal end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Global Metal sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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