The Iron Cross - Finnish Metal Documentary
A new humorous documentary film, directed by Kalle Kujala, titled Rautaa Rajan Taa - roughly translated as The Iron Cross - debuts today, on the 16th of April, 2010 in Finnish theatres. The film features many important Finnish metal bands and artists including Amorphis, Hanoi Rocks, Tuomas Holopainen of Nightwish, Korpiklaani, Sonata Arctica, Eicca Toppinen from Apocalyptica, Diablo, and rising band Dauntless.
The film is a tribute to Finnish metal music and hard rock's success abroad. The main topics of the film include the Finnish government's subsidies for metal music and the current popularity of heavy metal music in Finland. It explores the importance of metal as a cultural export and the reasoning behind tax reimbursements as attested by Mauri Pekkarinen, also know as the "Parliament Terrier", the Finnish Minister of Economic Affairs. Finnish television and radio personality Jone Nikula is also featured.
Shot between December 2007 and July 2009 in Finland, as well as the cities of Brussels, Amsterdam, Milan, New York and Stockholm, the featured bands are questioned about heavy metal music's essence and the conclusion and implications of heavy metal are discussed.
More info at this location.
The film is a tribute to Finnish metal music and hard rock's success abroad. The main topics of the film include the Finnish government's subsidies for metal music and the current popularity of heavy metal music in Finland. It explores the importance of metal as a cultural export and the reasoning behind tax reimbursements as attested by Mauri Pekkarinen, also know as the "Parliament Terrier", the Finnish Minister of Economic Affairs. Finnish television and radio personality Jone Nikula is also featured.
Shot between December 2007 and July 2009 in Finland, as well as the cities of Brussels, Amsterdam, Milan, New York and Stockholm, the featured bands are questioned about heavy metal music's essence and the conclusion and implications of heavy metal are discussed.
More info at this location.
finnkino.fi |
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