Heavy Metal in Baghdad
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Cast & Crew
Eddy Moretti
Suroosh Alvi
Firas Al Lateef
Faisal Talal
Marwan Reyad
Tony Aziz
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Gonzo-style documentary follows journalists Suroosh Alvi and Eddy Moretti from VICE magazine as they attempt to track down the one and only heavy-metal band in Iraq, Acrassicauda. With the magazine's help, the band managed to put on a sold-out show following Saddam Hussein's ouster in the summer of 2005. More than a year later, the VICE crew heads back to Iraq in hopes of locating the band once again. What they find is both country and band torn apart by war, with buildings and rehearsal studios destroyed by bombs and band members unable to traverse the bullet-filled blocks that separate them. The film presents a glimpse into the youth culture of modern Iraq, introducing young Iraqis steeped in American pop culture, while registering the omnipresent violence that threatens to overwhelm any situation. Candid interviews with the band members offer a new vantage point on a modern generation yearning for change but driven from their homeland by the fog of war.
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Released in United States 2008
Released in United States February 2008
Released in United States March 2008
Released in United States September 2007
Released in United States Summer May 23, 2008
Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama Dokumente) February 7-17, 2008.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Documentary Films) May 22-June 15, 2008.
Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival (24 Beats Per Second) March 7-15, 2008.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Real to Reel) September 6-15, 2007.
Feature directorial debut for Eddy Moretti and Suroosh Alvi.
Released in United States 2008 (Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Documentary Films) May 22-June 15, 2008.)
Released in United States February 2008 (Shown at Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama Dokumente) February 7-17, 2008.)
Released in United States March 2008 (Shown at South by Southwest Film Festival (24 Beats Per Second) March 7-15, 2008.)
Released in United States Summer May 23, 2008 (NY, LA)
Released in United States September 2007 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Real to Reel) September 6-15, 2007.)
