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Heavy Metal in Baghdad

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The story of Iraq's only heavy metal band and their fight to play music.

movie

Status: Released

Released Date: 2007-09-08

Runtime: 84 mins

Director: Suroosh Alvi, Eddy Moretti

Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary, Music

Original title: Heavy Metal in Baghdad

Production Companies:

Production Countries: Canada, United States of America

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