Heavier Trip: Road to Wacken

In the organizer's words:

One-off special screening as part of our Audiophil music film series

Screening in the original Finnish version with German subtitles

The Finnish cult band IMPALED REKTUM, also known as "The most dangerous metal band in the world", is in a difficult situation - or more precisely: in jail in Norway! It is therefore with a heavy heart that they have to turn down the offer to perform at the world's biggest open-air metal festival in Wacken. But when the guitarist's father falls seriously ill and the family's house and slaughterhouse are on the brink of ruin, it's time for IMPALED REKTUM to rise up again: The four guys decide to break out of prison and solve all their financial problems with a gig at W.O.A.. On their road trip to Wacken, the boys meet their idols (the ageing metal band "Bloodmotor"), have to stand up to the diabolical record label boss Fisto (Anatol Taubman) and are pursued by a dangerous prison warden. But the biggest challenge for the band is to stick together in the midst of all this madness ... (Source: distributor)

Finland 2024; Director: Juuso Laatio, Jukka Vidgren

Starring: Johannes Holopainen, Chike Ohanwe, Max Ovaska and others.