HEAVY TRIP + HEAVIER TRIP Double Feature!

HEAVY TRIP - Double Feature with Heavier Trip!

Directed by Juuso Laatio, Jukka Vidgren | 92 min | Finland/Germany/Norway | 2018

Starring: Johannes Holopainen, Samuli Jaskio, Antti Heikkinen, Max Ovaska

25-year-old Turo is trying to overcome his debilitating stage fright to lead the most unknown heavy metal band in Finland, Impaled Rektum, to the hottest metal festival in Norway. After years of playing songs by other artists, this opportunity to play a real concert in Norway encourages the band to compose their own material, but not before overcoming some unexpected difficulties. Their chaotic and hilarious journey will include heavy metal, grave robbing, Valhalla, an armed conflict between Finland and Norway… and reindeer! 

To prepare you for our eagerly-anticipated premiere of Heavier Trip, see how it all began with one of 2018's most unexpected surprises and a festival favourite that had audiences cheering worldwide!

FESTIVALS: 2018 SXSW, 2018 Fantasia Film Festival

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HEAVIER TRIP - Double Feature with Heavy Trip!

Directed by Juuso Laatio, Jukka Vidgren | 96 min | Finland/Germany/Norway | 2024

Starring: Anatole Taubman, Johannes Holopainen, David Bredin, Max Ovaska

Finland's favourite unknown metal band, Impaled Rektum, is in a dire situation, as they've found themselves locked up in jail. When they receive an offer to perform at Germany's prestigious Wacken Open Air festival, it sounds like a lifetime opportunity... but they must decline due to their unpreparedness and imprisonment. 

When their guitarist's father falls seriously ill, and their family home and slaughterhouse face demolition, it's time for Impaled Rektum to rise from the ashes and plot their escape! This fast-paced, crowd-pleasing follow-up to 2018's cult favourite, Heavy Trip, brings all the laughter, heart, and skewed sense of humour of the original!

FESTIVALS: 2024 Fantastic Fest

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Heavy Trip preceded by the short film: Laundry Day

LAUNDRY DAY

Directed by: Aidan Murphy, Chris Mihailides | 7 min | 2024 | Canada

Dan, an unusual patron at the neighborhood laundromat, finds his peculiar laundry routine thrown into disarray when he discovers that one of his socks has mysteriously gone missing.

Heavier Trip preceded by the short film: Krampuss

KRAMPUSS

Directed by: Guðni Líndal Benediktsson | 7 min | Iceland | 2024

On Christmas Eve, an Icelandic family comes face to face with the Yule Cat, a ravenous creature of folklore hungry for those who didn't get clothes for Christmas.