After making appearances at the Toronto International Film Festival and the Berlin International Film Festival, the acclaimed Heavy Metal In Baghdad (Arts Alliance America/ VBS.TV/ VICE Films) will open in theaters in NYC and LA, starting May 23rd for one week, prior to it's release on DVD June 10th.
New York - Clearview Cinema - 1871 Broadway at 62nd St.
Los Angeles - Laemmle Sunset 5 - 8000 W. Sunset Blvd
In the late summer of 2006, as the insurgency escalated and gripped every corner of the city, filmmakers Eddy Moretti and Suroosh Alvi traveled to the Red Zone in Baghdad to meet and interview the only heavy metal band in Iraq, Acrassicauda.
"Heavy Metal In Baghdad" is the story of that band and its members, following them from their beginnings under the dying days of Sadaam's rule to the present day. The filmmakers have collected glimpses into the struggles of Acrassicauda as they try to stay together and stay alive. Their story is the untold story of the hopes and dreams of an entire generation of young Iraqis, young lives that have been distorted and displaced by years of continual warfare in their homeland.
In September of 2007, Heavy Metal in Baghdad made its North American debut at the esteemed Toronto International Film Festival.
Read Heavy Metal in Baghdad review at Ultimate-Guitar.com.
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