Branchage Festival, 25-28th September 2008, Jersey.

Director: Suroosh Alvi and Eddy Moretti
Year: 2007
Duration: 84 min
Country: Canada

In the late summer of 2006, in the middle of the insurgency, filmmakers Eddy Moretti and Suroosh Alvi travelled to Baghdad to meet and interview Acrassicauda, the only heavy metal band in Iraq.

This 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.

WHY YOU MUST SEE THIS FILM: A chance to see grass roots life during modern war, as ordinary people try to play some kick-ass Metallica and Iron Maiden.

PRE SCREENING ENTERTAINMENT:
Seán Conway (Live)

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