Leave the World Behind - film review

This weirdly gripping documentary tracks the final tour of DJ trio Swedish House Mafia
Charlotte O'Sullivan30 December 2014

A stage-managed yet weirdly gripping documentary that tracks the final tour of DJ trio Swedish House Mafia. Axel, Sebastian and Steve are very good at leaping around and pointing up at the sky. They create songs on computers (Don't You Worry Child) that throw loved-up youngsters into a state of delirium.

Yet, no longer party animals themselves, they’ve clearly begun to experience moments of self-doubt. Are they shamans or charlatans? Do they love or loathe each other? As they trot around the globe the millionaires emerge as immature, vapid wrecks (“I feel fat and swollen,” confesses Sebastian). Fans, and non-fans, will be dazzled by the pumped-up lunacy on display.

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