Heavy Metal in Baghdad

Documentarians Eddy Moretti and Suroosh Alvi tell the riveting story of Acrassicauda (Black Scorpion), Iraq's only heavy metal band. The feisty quartet started performing when Saddam Hussein was still in power. However, as bombs started falling and electricity for amps and guitars became scarce, Acrassicauda saw difficult times. How do you carry on when your practice space is blown up and your neighborhood starts looking like a gruesome '70s-era metal LP cover? "Intrepid, unlikely and altogether splendid" - New York Times.