Global Metal

2008 1h 33m EN

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7.4

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7.9

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★7.4TMDB · 81★7.9IMDB · 4,909

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Synopsis

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In GLOBAL METAL, directors Scot McFadyen and Sam Dunn set out to discover how the West's most maligned musical genre - heavy metal - has impacted the world's cultures beyond Europe and North America. The film follows metal fan and anthropologist Sam Dunn on a whirlwind journey through Asia, South America and the Middle East as he explores the underbelly of the world's emerging extreme music scenes; from Indonesian death metal to Chinese black metal to Iranian thrash metal. GLOBAL METAL reveals a worldwide community of metalheads who aren't just absorbing metal from the West - they're transforming it - creating a new form of cultural expression in societies dominated by conflict, corruption and mass-consumerism.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sam Dunn
Himself
Rafael Bittencourt
Himself
Bruce Dickinson
Himself
Adrian Smith
Himself
Dave Murray
Himself
Max Cavalera
Himself
Tom Araya
Himself
Kerry King
Himself

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sam Dunn
Writers: Sam Dunn
Languages: Hindi, Indonesian, Hebrew, Japanese, Mandarin, English, Portuguese
Countries: Canada

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 7 languages: Hindi, Indonesian, Hebrew, Japanese, Mandarin, English, Portuguese.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Christopher Donaldson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Sam Dunn and Rafael Bittencourt and Bruce Dickinson carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1249171 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 81 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Sam Dunn directs. Christopher Donaldson cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Canada. Dialogue in Hindi, Indonesian, Hebrew, Japanese, Mandarin, English, Portuguese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 18 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 7 languages: Hindi, Indonesian, Hebrew, Japanese, Mandarin, English, Portuguese.
3Editor Christopher Donaldson shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Sam Dunn and Rafael Bittencourt and Bruce Dickinson carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt1249171 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 81 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
7Classified under 12 themes, including "interview", "heavy metal", "music festival", "anthropology".