Turo is stuck in a small village and the best thing in his life is being the lead vocalist for the amateur metal band Impaled Rektum. He and his bandmates 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 to make their dreams a reality.
Practical Effects
The corpse makeup and homemade stage props are gloriously gross.
Writing
Dialogue so deadpan it hurts — Finnish humor at its driest.
Score
Original metal that's surprisingly, legitimately crushing.
Director
Juuso Laatio
Johannes Holopainen
Turo Moilanen
Samuli Jaskio
Lotvonen
Antti Tuomas Heikkinen
Jynkky
Max Ovaska
Pasi / Xytrax
Minka Kuustonen
Miia
Ville Tiihonen
Jouni Tulkku
Kai Lehtinen
Kujanpää
Chike Ohanwe
Oula
Pirjo Lonka
Nursing Home Pirjo
Martti Syrjä
Lotvonen's Father
Pertti Sveholm
Municipal Manager
Rune Temte
Frank Massegrav
Joel Hirvonen
Rankinen #1
Anssi Niemi
Rankinen #2
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Finland has the world's highest concentration of metal bands per capita — this film is basically a love letter to that national identity.
The band's original songs were written by actual Finnish metal musicians, and the 'Norwegian' promoter actor is Swedish — the ultimate Nordic in-joke.
FI
