Punk in Iceland

Overview

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

November 4, 2004

Original language

Icelandic

Spoken languages

Icelandic

Countries

Iceland

Production

Markell

Director

Örn Marino Arnarson,Þorkell S. Harðarson

Producer

Örn Marino Arnarson,Þorkell S. Harðarson

Cinematography

Hálfdán Theodórsson,Hörður Arnarson,Sigurður Ingi Ásgeirsson,Hrönn Kristinsdóttir,Valdimar Jóhannsson

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0839959