Norsk filminstitutt

Documentary film Blackhearts


Blackhearts follows three diehard black metal fans from Colombia, Iran and Greece as they risk their lives, get thrown in jail, and attempt to sell their souls to Satan, all for a chance to bring their bands to the frozen birthplace of black metal Norway. This is an observational documentary geared toward a mainstream audience that explores the themes of dedication and fanaticism, aspiration and personal identity.

Production and distribution

Production Year:
2016
Production country:
Norway
Release date (national):
2016-03-11
Production company:
Gammaglimt AS
Executive producer:
Torstein Parelius
Producer:
Christian Aune Falch

Director

  • Fredrik Horn Akselsen

    Fredrik Horn Akselsen (b. 1982) studied film at NTNU in Norway, and at QUT in Australia. Akselsen has written and directed six award-winning documentary films and has published three books.    

    Filmography: 

    2010: Treason and Sabotage 

    2012: The Exorcist in the 21st Century 

    2015: The King and the Crook 

    2016: Blackhearts 

    2018: The Scapegoat 

    2019: Vikings vs. Wolves – The Battle of Finance  

    Fredrik Horn Akselsen

Awards

2016:
Nordic/Docs
Jury's Honorary Mention

Festivals

2016:
Kosmorama Trondheim International Film Festival
2016:
CIMMfest - The Chicago International Movies & Music Festival
2016:
Nordic/Docs
2016:
Nordisk Panorama
2016:
Buffalo International Film Festival
2016:
Doc‘n Roll Film Festival
2016:
Rokumentti Rock Film Festival
2017:
Reel Music
2017:
International Film Festival Rotterdam
2020:
Beldocs

Crew

Director:
Fredrik Horn Akselsen
Co director:
Christian Aune Falch
Screenplay:
Fredrik Horn Akselsen
Christian Aune Falch
Cinematographer:
Torstein Nodland
Viggo Knudsen
Arturo Almanza
Editor:
Marius Smit
Anders Teigen
Composer:
Sander Stedenfeldt Olsen
Jørgen Meyer
Finn Olav Holthe
Other Music:
Burzum
From The Vastland
Naer Mataron
Keep of Kalessin
Luciferian
Sound Design:
Sander Stedenfeldt Olsen
Sound engineer:
Sander Stedenfeldt Olsen
Audun Kvitland Røstad
Geir Gjerdsjø

Technical information

Format:
DCP 2k
Screen ratio:
16:9
Colour:
Colour
Sound format:
Stereo 5.1
Length in min's:
83'
Language:
English
Farsi
Spanish
Norwegian
Greek
Subtitles:
English

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