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Doppelgänger Releasing and Bloody Disgusting present
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90MINUTES|FINLAND|2018|NOTRATED|INFINNISHANDNORWEGIANWITHENGLISHSUBTITLEShttp://www.musicboxfilms.com/heavytrip-press
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S U M M A R Y InthisoffbeatcomedyfromFinland,Turoisstuckinasmallvillagewherethebestthinginhislifeisbeingtheleadvocalistforanamateurmetalband.Theonlyproblem?Heandhisbandmateshavepracticedforoveradecadewithoutplayingasinglegig.TheguysgetsasurprisevisitorfromNorway:theheadofNorthernDamnation,ahugemetalfestival.Theydecideit’snowornever.Afteramiserablewarm-upgig,theband—eventuallycalledImpaledRektum—breaksupjusttogetbacktogetheragain,afterwhichtheystealavan,acorpse,andanewdrummerfromthelocalmentalhospital,andfleetoNorwaytoplaytheirfirstrealgig.S Y N O P S I S InthisoffbeatcomedyfromFinland,TuroisstuckinasmallvillagewherethebestthinginhislifeisbeingtheleadvocalistfortheamateurmetalbandImpaledRektum.Theonlyproblem?Heandhisbandmateshavepracticedforoveradecadewithoutplayingasinglegig.TheguysgetasurprisevisitorfromNorway—thepromoterforahugeheavymetalmusicfestival—anddecideit’snowornever.Theystealavan,acorpse,andevenanewdrummerinordertomaketheirdreamsareality. L O G L I N E InthisoffbeatcomedyfromFinland,amateurmetalbandImpaledRektummustovercometheoddstoplaytheirfirstgigatNorway’sbiggestmetalfestivalaftertwelveyearspracticingintheirparents'basement.
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D I R E C T O R ' S S T A T E M E N T – B Y J U K K A V I D G R E N & J U U S O L A A T I O Therearemainlytworeasonswhywewantedtodothisfilm.ThefirstoneisthatwethinkthatguyslikethebandinHEAVYTRIPdeservetohavetheirstorytold.Thesesmalltownguyswithahugepassionforamusicgenrethatmostpeoplewouldn’tconsideranymorethanbrokenheavymachineryarenothingshortofinspirational.Guys,whoinspiteofprobablynevergettingrichorfamous(anddoubtlesslynevergettingmanygirls),playTHISmusic.Justfortheloveofit.Themusiccultureofourtimeissofame-orientedandsomuchaboutmakingmoneyandlookinggoodthattheseguysjustmightbethelastfortressofgenuine,uncompromisingartistry.TheotherreasonisthatwethinkthattherearetoofewfilmsthatmaketheaudiencelaughmadeinFinland.Andbythiswemeantoreallylaugh.Notjusttosmirkatsomeintelligent,insightfulnotionaboutsomething“meaningful,”buttolaughyourassoff.Wewantedtodoafilmthatdoesn’trationalizehumorbutembracestheideaofsomeonegettinghurledinthefacewithpuke.Thisisafilmforwewhowanttolaughourassesofffromtimetotime.AndtherearealotofushereinFinland.Sincerely,JukkaVidgren&JuusoLaatio A B O U T T H E D I R E C T O R S J u k k a V i d g r e n Vidgrenstartedhisworkasacommercialdirectorinearly2000.Sincethenhehasbeenmakingmusicvideosandshortfilms.AnotableshortfilmhedirectedwasDR.PROFESSOR’STHESISOFEVIL,whichwasselectedforseveralinternationalfestivalsandwaspartoftheopeningnightattheLAShortsFest.HEAVYTRIPisVidgren'sdebutfeaturefilm.J u u s o L a a t i o Laatiohasworkedoncommercialsandmusicvideosforalmostfifteenyears.Heisknownforcreatingvisuallystunningvideoandphotography.Aloverofmusic,beautifulpictures,andridiculouscomedies,hefinallygottocombinehispassionsinhisdebutfeaturefilmHEAVYTRIP.
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J O H A N N E S H O L O P A I N E N ’ S S E L E C T F I L M O G R A P H Y ( T u r o M o i l a n e n ) 2018HEAVYTRIP–Dir:JukkaVidgrenandJussoLaatio2018EASTOFSWEDEN–Dir:SimoHalinen2017THEUNKNOWNSOLDIER–Dir:AkuLouhimiesM I N K A K U U S T O N E N ’ S S E L E C T F I L M O G R A P H Y ( M i i a K u j a n p a a ) 2018HEAVYTRIP–Dir:JukkaVidgrenandJussoLaatio2017WENDYANDTHEREFUGEENEVERLAND–Dir:OlliIlpoSalonen2016GOLD-DIGGER–Dir:VilleJankeri2014SUMMERTIME–Dir:InariNiemiV I L L E T I I H O N E N ’ S S E L E C T F I L M O G R A P H Y ( J o u n i T u l k k ) 2018HEAVYTRIP–Dir:JukkaVidgrenandJussoLaatio2017WENDYANDTHEREFUGEENEVERLAND–Dir:OlliIlpoSalonen2012VARES-TANGOOFDARKNESS–Dir:LauriTörhönen
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P R O D U C E R S MakingMoviesOy(Ltd.)isaFinnishfilmproductioncompanybasedinHelsinki.Establishedin1996,thecompanyproducesandco-producesfictionanddocumentaryfilmsforinternationalmarkets.Themanagers,foundingmembers,andshareholdersofMakingMoviesareKaiNordbergandKaarleAho.Since1996,MakingMovieshasproducedtenfeaturefilmsandmorethan70documentaries,shortfilms,andtelevisiondramas.ThefilmsproducedbyMakingMovieshavebeendistributedinmorethan50countriesworldwide.Inspring2015,MakingMoviesreleasedKlausHärö’sfeaturefilmTHEFENCER(FinnishOscarsubmissionfor2016).THEFENCERwasnominatedforaGoldenGlobeintheBestForeignLanguageFilmcategoryandwasOscarshortlistedforBestForeignLanguageFilm.
CAST TuroMoilanen JohannesHolopainen
MiiaKujanpaa MinkaKuustonen
JouniTulkku VilleTiihonen
CREW DirectorOfPhotographyHarriRäty
ProductionDesignerJuha-MattiToppinen
CostumeDesignerKaroliinaKoiso-Kanttila
KeyMake-UpArtistKatiKoskela
LineProducerPilviKuusrainen
EditingKimmoTaavila
SoundDesignerPanuRiikonen
VisualEffectsSupervisorTuomoHintikka
MusicLauriPorra
OriginalSongsMikaLammassaari
Co-ProducersNorwaySveinAndersen,KjetilJensberg/Filmcamp
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ExecutiveProducersAdrianPolitowski,BastienSirodot/Umedia
ScreenplayJukkaVidgren&JuusoLaatio,AleksiPuranen,JariOlaviRantala
DirectorsJukkaVidgren&JuusoLaatio
ProducersKaiNordberg&KaarleAho
U.S.DistributorMusicBoxFilms
ABOUT DOPPELGÄNGER RELEASING
DoppelgängerReleasingisthegenrelabelofMusicBoxFilms.Launchedin2013,highlightsincludetheSlamdanceaward-winner100BLOODYACRES,SantiagoSegura’sTORRENTEseries,andFabriceDuWelz’spsychosexualthrillerALLELUIA.RecentreleasesincludetheBlu-raydebutofWesCraven’s1978cultclassicSUMMEROFFEARandDarioArgento’sOPERA,THECHURCH,andTHESECT.SXSWandFantasiaFestivalfavoriteHEAVYTRIPisthelabel'sfirstreleaseincollaborationwithgenrewebsiteBloodyDisgusting.Formoreinformation,pleasevisitwww.doppelgangerreleasing.com.ABOUT BLOODY DISGUSTING
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