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Metalhead

Metalhead

20137.31h 37m

Overview

A young girl in 1990s Iceland is caught between the life that took her brother and her own inability to strike out on her own. In her grief, she finds solace in metal and dreams of making her own music.

Directed by Ragnar Bragason
Written by Ragnar Bragason
Produced by Davíð Óskar Ólafsson, Árni Filippusson
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Top Cast

Þorbjörg Helga Þorgilsdóttir

Þorbjörg Helga Þorgilsdóttir

Hera

Ingvar E. Sigurðsson

Ingvar E. Sigurðsson

Karl

Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir

Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir

Droplaug

Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson

Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson

Janus

Hannes Óli Ágústsson

Hannes Óli Ágústsson

Knútur

Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson

Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson

Einar

Sigrún Edda Björnsdóttir

Sigrún Edda Björnsdóttir

Anna

Magnús Ólafsson

Magnús Ólafsson

Erlingur

Ó

Óskar Logi Ágústsson

Baldur

Diljá Valsdóttir

Diljá Valsdóttir

Hera (11 Years Old)

Themes & Keywords

depressiondeath metal

About Metalhead

Metalhead is a drama, music film released in 2013 exploring themes of depression, death metal. Directed by Ragnar Bragason, it stars Þorbjörg Helga Þorgilsdóttir, Ingvar E. Sigurðsson, Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir. A young girl in 1990s Iceland is caught between the life that took her brother and her own inability to strike out on her own. In her grief, she finds solace in metal and dreams of making her own music.

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