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Total Film
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Fay Watson

New Netflix documentary about a terminally ill player’s devotion to World of Warcraft gets touching first trailer showing the power of online community

A moving new Netflix documentary called The Remarkable Life of Ibelin has released its first trailer, as part of Geeked Week. The film tells the story of Norwegian World of Warcraft player Mats Steen, who died from a degenerative muscular disease at age 25.

As seen in the clip, his parents were worried that his life had been lonely and isolated as his condition worsened. It was only after his passing that they discovered he’d actually lived a vibrant online life playing World of Warcraft, and had left a lasting impact on the community he played with. 

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