Los Angeles, CA – LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND will be available in the U.S. and Canada for the first time on DVD and Blu-Ray onSeptember 2, 2014.
The hugely successful digital release topped the iTunes documentary chart in 34 countries this spring and played to packed audiences at its exclusive premieres in London, LA, NY, Sydney, Stockholm and Amsterdam.
Fans can now add this exceptional release to their collection and enjoy a front-row seat as Larson films the trio in an honest, raw, and emotional showcase of the group’s final chapter as electronic dance music’s finest.
With breath-taking live moments, huge laughs and dark lows LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND follows legendary electronic dance group Swedish House Mafia as they decide to end the group in order to save their friendship. Director Christian Larson (Take One) captures their final world tour which became the largest worldwide electronic music tour in history with over 1,000,000 tickets sold in just one week.
LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND explores three of the biggest stars in the electronic music scene, a scene which has gripped youth the world over. The film displays an insight into this world, the psychology of the band, plus the sheer scale of the tour itself and the band’s outstanding global achievements.
Executively produced by Jonas Åkerlund (Spun, Madonna: I’m Going to Tell You a Secret) the film received its world premiere on March 12th 2014 during the infamous SXSW Festival. The film also received a special UK advance screening on March 14th 2014 with fans attending a sold out ODEON Leicester Square with donations being made from ticket sales to the Teenage Cancer Trust.
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