Metalhead

Movie Details:

Cast & Characters:

• Thora Bjorg Helga as Hera
  • Diljá Valsdóttir as Hera (11 years old)
• Ingvar Sigurdsson as Karl (as Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson)
• Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir as Droplaug
• Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson as Janus
• Hannes Óli Ágústsson as Knútur
  • Mikael Kaaber as Knútur (11 years old)
• Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson as Einar
• Sigrún Edda Björnsdóttir as Anna
• Magnús Ólafsson as Erlingur
• Óskar Logi Ágústsson as Baldur
• Þórunn Arna Kristjánsdóttir as Elsa
  • Urður Heimisdóttir as Elsa (11 years old)
• Ole Erik Furu as Yngve
• Hilmar Wollan III as Øystein
• Ragnar Sverrison as Pål Ole
• Brynhildur Guðjónsdóttir as Halldóra
• Pétur Einarsson as Traveller
• Morten Lange as Choir
• Ester Sveinbjarnardóttir as Mother in church
• Tommi Thor Gudmundsson as Coworker
• Oddur Júlíusson as Co-worker / Bully
• Davíð Már Sigurðsson as Coworker
• Birgitta Sigursteinsdóttir as Extra (uncredited)

Storyline:

On an August midday, somewhere in the remote vastness of rural Iceland, the carefree eleven-year-old, Hera, is unaware that a tragic accident will soon rob her of her last share of happiness. As a result, Hera will rebel against God with an unquenched rage, permeated with the vivid memory of her brother that pulsates in every corner of the house–and under those circumstances, alienated and suicidal–Hera will soon drag herself into a dreary, dead-end life. Years later–still blaming God for the injustice, and fending off any attempts at reconciliation from the local priest–the troubled teenager will embrace her brother’s lifestyle, delving deeper and deeper into the unexplored and fascinating new music movement of Black Metal, finally finding a new purpose in life. However–with Hera still aching for closure, while the wounds of the past are always angry and wide-open–will she grasp in time that wallowing in grief can eat her up alive?

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