Heavy Trip | LevelK ApS Film Sales

Synopsis

A young man is trying to overcome his fears by leading the most unknown heavy metal band in Finland, Impaled Rektum, to the hottest metal festival of Norway. The journey includes heavy metal, grave robbing, Viking heaven and an armed conflict between Finland and Norway.

Data

Original Title: Hevi Reissu
Genres: Comedy, Music
Production Year: 2018
Country of Origin: Finnish
Language Spoken: Finnish
Duration: 90 min
Shot On: HD
Screen Ratio: 2.35:1
Format: DCP 5.1
Domestic Release: March 9th 2018
Director: Juuso Laatio, Jukka Vidgren
Cast: Johannes Holopainen, Minka Kuustonen, Ville Tiihonen
Director of Photography: Harri Raty
Film Editors: Kimmo Taavila
Script Writers: Jukka Vidgren, Juuso Laatio, Aleksi Puranen & Jari Olavi Ranta
Production Company: Making Movies
Producers: Kai Nordberg, Kaarle Aho
Financiers: Finnish Film Foundation, YLE

Festivals

Heavy Trip at festivals

2019:
Bucharest Best Comedy Film Festival, Romania
Black Canvas Festival de Cine Contemporáneo, Mexico
Soundscreen Film Festival, Italy
Nordic Film Festival, Singapore
Jecheon International Music & Film Festival, South Korea
Pula International Film Festival, Croatia
Europe on Screen, Indonesia
Finnish Film Days, Hungary
F.A.M.E Film Festival, France
Göteborg International Film Festival, Sweden
Tartu Love Film Festival, Estonia

2018:
Oostende Film Festival, Belgium
Jameson CineFest, Hungary
Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival of Catalonia, Spain
Warsaw Film Festival, Poland
La Roche-sur-Yon, France
Torino Film Festival, Italy
Fantasia International Film Festival, Canada
Arras Film Festival, France
Leiden Film Festival, Netherlands
WLG-X, New Zealand
Transilvania International Film Festival, Romania
Scandinavian Film Festival, Australia
SXSW, US

Awards:
2018:
Special Mention in the Free Spirit Award Competition - Warsaw FF
Winner of Fresh Blood Award - Fantasia IFF
Winner of Best Film (Taste of Europe) - Oostende FF
Audience Award - CineFest IFF

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