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Metal... one of the darkest and most revolutionary cultures and music of all the time! Coming up from the deserted reality, from the roots of our deepest thoughts and feelings! People enter into that world when they find their souls in it! When they realize that it's the only thing that will understand them and express all what they feel inside... those feelings that might turn into a revolution and revenge later against all those who denied the reality... That's totally what happened to "Hera Karlsdottir" who decided to take up her brother's character and to become a metalhead after attending his horrible death! In fact, this event had a negative impact on the whole family. And by trying to avoid discussing it, the wound remains open in Hera's heart, what made her later take many bad decisions , she was actually kinda lost!
After the appearance of the black metal, corpse paints and the string of Norwegian church burnings in early 90's, Hera decided to support this movement! Many events happened then, including recording a black metal demo with her own grunts coming up from the bottom of her heart, which will later fall into the hands of a black metal band members, but that was after that she got engaged to her childhood best friend "Knutur"!
This film is striking with a happy conclusion!! I know that most of metalheads are a little bit against "dramatic metal movies" but this one if different... it treats some issues that every metalhead and every youth might face! Hera could be me , Hera could be you ... she could be every metalhead revolting against the world around him! Who tried once to reconcile with society, but that seems like it won't work! Hera overpasses everything and...BACK TO BLACK!
METALHEAD is scheduled for U.S. release in late January, 2015!
All I can say is that it's a film that deserves more attention... It's a must watch!!
Director-Screenwriter:
Ragnar Bragason
Cast:
Thorbjorg Helga Thorgilsdottir,
Ingvar E. Sigurdsson,
Halldora Geirhardsdottir,
Sveinn Olafur Gunnarsson
Producers:
Arni Filippusson,
David Oskar Olafsson
Director of photography:
August Jakobsson
Production designer:
Sveinn Vidar Hjartarson
Editor:
Valdis Oskarsdottir
Music:
Petur Ben
Rating : 9/10
