METALHEAD at the GFT

Set in a small farming community in Iceland , this film deals with grief and pain of sudden tragic loss from a terrible accident.Being set around the time of 1983 it features a lot of music and songs that were amongst my very favourites like AC/DC , Black Sabbath , a little Iron Maiden ( i only really liked "Running Free") who were the very first Concert i attended at the Apollo and "Victim of Changes" by Judas Priest , with a little Ronnie James Dio thrown in as well.



As one of the comment in the video says "Metal has always, and WILL always be a culture of outcasts. Are you that close-minded to not realize how many fucking freaks there are who listen to metal? This movie is just one dramatic story on how one person became a metalhead. The point of the film is that metal helps one find strength in dealing with tragedy; the girl embodies the metal persona full-force to deal with her loss." .For me Metal was never about dealing with loss or ever depressing , it was a spiritual journey which i accomplished early on and enjoyed , and continue to enjoy to this very day.I certainly have no time for formulaic trash-metal , but quality , innovate heavy music will always have universal appeal.

This review gives a good synopsis of the film and its theme.

"Instead of moving on Hera remakes herself. She takes on Baldur's wardrobe, his black t shirts and leathers, takes up the guitar and channels her anger into a stereotypically abrasive, in your face attitude that masks - but only just barely - the fact that she is lost within herself and sinking fast. And it's not just Hera who's going down. Though her parents are more successful at putting on the polite facade the entire family is lost in their pain, each trapped in their own isolation.

Bragason tells the story of Hera and her family with a caring, incisive touch. Bragason is clearly an actor's director and he draws such a strong performance from first timer Thorbjörg Helga Dýrfjörd as Hera that it's a virtual certainty Bragason's fearless lead will have offers coming in from around the world in very short order. An impeccably crafted and beautifully performed film, Metalhead is a tiny gem very well worth seeking out."