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Quick Info

Rating

7.3/10

Release2013

Runtime1h 37m

StatusReleased

BudgetN/A

RevenueN/A

Production

Mystery Island

Hummelfilm

Movie

Metalhead

2013

1h 37m

7.3

Drama

Music

Synopsis

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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