After years of playing songs by other artists, the opportunity of a concert in Norway encourages a metal band to compose their own material, but not before overcoming some unexpected difficulties.
Release Date
Oct 5, 2018 | Theatrical Limited (16 locations)
Other Key Dates
Mar 10, 2018 (South by Southwest Film Festival (USA)) May 26, 2018 (Transilvania International Film Festival (Romania)) Jun 16, 2018 (Midnight Sun Film Festival (Finland)) Jul 30, 2018 (Scandinavian Film Festival (Australia)) Aug 15, 2018 (Tartu Love Film Festival (Estonia)) Aug 25, 2018 (Blue Sea Film Festival (Finland)) Sep 10, 2018 (Oostende Film Festival (Belgium)) Sep 17, 2018 (Jameson CineFest - Miskolc International Film Festival (Hungary)) Sep 20, 2018 (Calgary Film Festival (Canada)) Sep 20, 2018 (Calgary Film Festival (USA)) Oct 6, 2018 (Edmonton Film Festival (Canada)) Oct 6, 2018 (Sitges Film Festival (Spain)) Oct 12, 2018 (Warsaw Film Festival (Poland)) Oct 27, 2018 (Vevey International Funny Film Festival (Switzerland)) Nov 3, 2018 (Arras Film Festival (France)) Nov 4, 2018 (Leiden International Film Festival (Netherlands)) Nov 9, 2018 (Noordelijk Film Festival (Netherlands)) Nov 17, 2018 (Oulu International Children's and Youth Film Festival (Finland)) Nov 18, 2018 (Saskatoon Fantastic Film Festival (Canada)) Nov 24, 2018 (Torino Film Festival (Italy)) Jan 25, 2019 () Apr 19, 2019 (Dead by Dawn Horror Film Festival (UK))
Turo (25) 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. In this offbeat comedy from Finland, Turo is stuck in a small village where the best thing in his life is being the lead vocalist for the amateur metal band Impaled Rektum. The only problem? He and his band mates have practiced for 12 years without playing a single gig. The guys get a surprise visitor from Norway-the promoter for a huge heavy metal music festival-and decide it’s now or never. They steal a van, a corpse, and even a new drummer in order to make their dreams a reality. — Doppelgänger Releasing