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Punk in Iceland (2004) [N/A]

Release Date:
November 4, 2004

Original Title:
Pönkið og Fræbbblarnir

Genres:
Documentary

Production Companies:
Markell

Production Countries:
Iceland

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 85

1978 - No Beer - No Internet - Endless Disco - Something was bound to happen

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In 1978 the world was on the brink of nuclear war and cold war foes were everywhere. A new kind of revolutionary music had emerged in 1976 but was receeding everywhere except in Iceland that had not yet seen punk rock. There you had Russian commie ghosts, nuclear foes, currency restrictions, beer was illegal and the TV was b/w six days a week. The population was trying to spend every penny as fast as they could because of inflation. Then in 1978 The Stranglers held a concert in remote Iceland and the punk rock bomb exploded in the face of the disco freaks.

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Production

Director:
Örn Marino Arnarson
Þorkell S. Harðarson

Director of Photography:
Hálfdán Theodórsson
Sigurður Ingi Ásgeirsson
Valdimar Jóhannsson
Hörður Arnarson
Hrönn Kristinsdóttir

Editor:
Örn Marino Arnarson
Þorkell S. Harðarson

Producer:
Örn Marino Arnarson
Þorkell S. Harðarson

Production Manager:
Hildur Bruun
Rannveig Jónsdóttir

Sound Designer:
Steingrímur Eyfjörð Guðmundsson

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