2013/09/08

Metalhead

An Icelandic feel-good film about the redemptive power of death metal from Ragnar Bragason.

Actually the above is partially correct, although it's really more about loss and moving on. Shattered by the death of her brother in a farming accident in rural Iceland, a young girl finds refuge in her brother's love of 1970's and 1980's heavy metal music. Refuges can become traps, however, and her family need to find a way to come to terms with both the loss and their future.

A lovely bittersweet film with comic elements and a great soundtrack of the era's music.

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