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Metalhead

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A young girl in 1990s Iceland is caught between the life that took her brother and her own inability to strike out on her own. In her grief, she finds solace in metal and dreams of making her own music.

DirectorRagnar Bragason
WriterRagnar Bragason
ProducersÁrni Filippusson·Davíð Óskar Ólafsson

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Availability shown for Australia · rights vary by country

Cast · Directed by Ragnar Bragason

ÞÞÞorbjörg Helga Þorgilsdóttir
Þorbjörg Helga Þorgilsdóttir
Hera
ISIngvar E. Sigurðsson
Ingvar E. Sigurðsson
Karl
HGHalldóra Geirharðsdóttir
Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir
Droplaug
SGSveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson
Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson
Janus
HÁHannes Óli Ágústsson
Hannes Óli Ágústsson
Knútur
ÞGÞröstur Leó Gunnarsson
Þröstur Leó Gunnarsson
Einar
SBSigrún Edda Björnsdóttir
Sigrún Edda Björnsdóttir
Anna
MÓMagnús Ólafsson
Magnús Ólafsson
Erlingur
ÓÁ
Óskar Logi Ágústsson
Baldur
DVDiljá Valsdóttir
Diljá Valsdóttir
Hera (11 Years Old)
MKMikael Kaaber
Mikael Kaaber
Knútur (11 Years Old)
ÞKÞórunn Arna Kristjánsdóttir
Þórunn Arna Kristjánsdóttir
Elsa

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Metalhead — streaming FAQ

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Is Metalhead on Netflix?

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