Icelandic Hera was born in 1970, the year Black Sabbath heralded the birth of heavy metal with their debut album. The girl, her parents and elder brother Baldur live on a remote farm where she has an idyllic childhood until Baldur dies before her eyes in an accident.
Hera deals with her immense loss and extreme guilt in a way that frightens her parents: she becomes a passionate metalhead just like her brother, wears his old clothes and turns into a rebellious teen. Now that Hera is almost an adult, her ambition is to be a rock star, family relations are worse than ever and the broken young woman keeps getting into trouble.
Becoming an adult is never easy, but Bragason manages to compassionately incorporate his traumatised protagonist’s teen years into his drama, which is not only emotional but also humorous.
Film details
- Country of production
- Iceland
- Year
- 2013
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2014
- Length
- 97'
- Medium/Format
- DCP
