It’s the year 1970 and as Black Sabbath record their first album and mark the birth of Heavy Metal, Hera Karlsdottir is born on the cowshed floor at her parents’ farm in rural Iceland. The years of her youth are carefree until a tragedy strikes. Her older brother is killed in an accident and Hera blames herself for his death. In her grieve she finds solace in the dark music of Heavy Metal and dreams of becoming a rock star.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 37 min.
- Country, year
- Iceland, 2013
- Genre
- Drama
- Language
- Icelandic
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- N/A
Credits
- Director
- Ragnar Bragason
- Screenplay
- Ragnar Bragason
- Cinematography
- Ágúst Jakobsson
- Music
- Pétur Ben
- Cast
- Þorbjörg Helga Þorgilsdóttir, Ingvar E. Sigurðsson, Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
- Best Actress in a leading role, Best Supporting Actress, Best Supporting Actor, Best Editing, Best Costume Design, Best Sound Design, Best Original Score, Best Make-up Design
- nominated for Best Nordic Film
- unknown - 1
Director
Ragnar Bragason
Ragnar Bragason was born in 1971 in Reykjavík, Iceland. He grew up in a small village and started out making short films in college. After directing a large number of music videos for both local and international artists, shorts and documentaries, he made his first feature-film Fiasco in 2000. He is best known for the twin feature-films Children (2006) and Parents (2007), screened in Scanorama, and the popular TV series trilogy The Night Shift (2007), The Day Shift (2008), and The Prison Shift (2009). His work has been nominated thirty two times for the Icelandic Edda Awards, and has received the awards fifteen times.
