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In the late summer of 2006, as the insurgency escalated and gripped every corner of the city, filmmakers Eddy Moretti and Suroosh Alvi traveled to the Red Zone in Baghdad to meet and interview the only heavy metal band in Iraq, Acrassicauda. "Heavy Metal in Baghdad" is the story of that band and its members, following them from their beginnings under the dying days of Sadaam's rule to the present day. The filmmakers have collected glimpses into the struggles of Acrassicauda as they try to stay together and stay alive. Their story is the untold story of the hopes and dreams of an entire generation of young Iraqis, young lives that have been distorted and displaced by years of continual warfare in their homeland. In September of 2007, Heavy Metal in Baghdad made its North American debut at the esteemed Toronto International Film Festival. Heavy Metal in Baghdad will make its European debut in February 2008 at the Berlin Film Festival and American debut at SXSW Music and Film Festival in March 2008.
