The Village of Simpletons (1981)
Gênero : Comédia
Runtime : 1H 27M
Director : Taavi Kassila, Heikki Kinnunen, Pertti Reponen
Sinopse
Um jovem está tentando superar seus medos liderando a banda de heavy metal mais desconhecida para o festival de metal mais famoso da Noruega. A jornada inclui heavy metal, roubo de túmulos, um paraíso viking e um conflito armado entre a Finlândia e a Noruega.
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