Heavy Metal in Baghdad

DVD - APPROX. 84 MINS. - 2007 - US Rating: R

Main feature:

Release Jun 10, 2008
Video Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Anamorphic - Enhanced for Widescreen TVs.
Audio English: Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles
Studio Arts Alliance America
Year 2007
Genre Documentary

Special features:

  • Heavy Metal in Istanbul - The documentary that picks up where Heavy Metal in Baghdad left off.
  • 7 Additional & Deleted Scenes
  • 3 Live Performances
  • 8-Page Booklet
  • Theatrical Trailer

Synopsis:

In the late summer of 2006 in the middle of the insurgency filmmakers Eddy Moretti and Suroosh Alvi traveled to Baghdad to meet and interview the only heavy metal band in Iraq Acrassicauda. "Heavy Metal in Baghdad" is the story of the band and its members young Iraqis whose lives have been distorted and displaced by years of continual warfare in their homeland. The filmmakers have collected glimpses into the struggles of Acrassicauda as they try to stay together and stay alive. Their struggle is the untold story of the hopes and dreams of an entire generation of young Iraqis.

Cast and Crew:

Arts Alliance America presents
Eddy MorettiSuroosh Alvi"Heavy Metal in Baghdad"
directed byEddy Morettidirected bySuroosh Alvi
Production Year: 2007

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