| Other author/creator | Moretti, Eddy, director, producer, cinematographer. |
| Other author/creator | Alvi, Suroosh, director, producer, cinematographer, screenwriter. |
| Other author/creator | Hampton, Monica, producer. |
| Other author/creator | Loyola, Bernardo, 1977- screenwriter, film editor. |
| Other author/creator | Yago, Gideon. |
| Other author/creator | Acrassicauda (Musical group) |
| Other author/creator | VBS.TV (Online television network) |
| Other author/creator | Vice Films. |
| Other author/creator | VBS IPTV (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | Arts Alliance America (Firm) |
| Parallel title |
Havī mital in Baghdād |
| Contents |
Bonus performances. Underworld -- King without a throne -- Message from Baghdad. |
| Abstract |
"Follows the Iraqi heavy metal band Acrassicauda (Latin for a deadly black scorpion native to Iraq) from the fall of Saddam Hussein to their escape from Iraq ... From 2003-2006, Iraq disintegrated around Acrassicauda while they struggled to stay together and stay alive, always refusing to let their heavy metal dreams die"--Container. |
| General note | Originally produced as a motion picture in 2007. |
| General note | Special features (89 min.): "Heavy metal in Istanbul," sequel to the documentary detailing Acrassicauda's subsequent lives in Turkey (2008, 46 min.); 5 additional scenes (23 min. total); 2 deleted scenes (5 min. total); 3 live performances by Acrassicauda (2006-2008, 13 min. total); trailer (2 min.). |
| General note | Booklet includes the article "No war for heavy metal" by Gideon Yago (originally published in Vice Magazine Vol. 11, No. 1, Jan. 2004), an interview with Moretti & Alvi (originally published in Feb. 2007), excerpts from Acrassicauda's blog, and the lyrics for Acrassicauda's song "Massacre." |
| Credits | Camera, Eddy Moretti, Suroosh Alvi ; editor, Bernardo Loyola ; music by Acrassicauda. |
| Performer |
Acrassicauda (Firas al Lateef, Faisal Talal, Marwan Revad, Tony Aziz). |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Performance footage shot in Baghdad, Iraq in 2003 & 2005 and Damascus, Syria in 2006. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R; for pervasive language. |
| Technical details | DVD, region 1; Dolby digital 5.1 surround or Dolby digital stereo; anamorphic widescreen format (1.78:1). |
| Language | In English and Arabic with English subtitles. |
| Genre/form | Biography. |
| Genre/form | Documentary films. |
| Genre/form | Feature films. |
| Genre/form | Musical films. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | War films. |
| Genre/form | Documentary films. |
| Genre/form | Musical films. |
| Genre/form | War films. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Feature films. |
| Other title | Heavy metal in Istanbul. |
| Other title | Underworld. |
| Other title | King without a throne. |
| Other title | Message from Baghdad. |
| UPC |
829567049822 |
| Publisher number | 670498 Vice Films/Arts Alliance America |
