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Release Year2004
Runtime1h 35m
LanguageEnglish
CertificationNR
GenresComedy, Music
Votes6
DirectorÁgúst Guðmundsson
WritersÁgúst Guðmundsson, Eggert Þorleifsson, Egill Ólafsson
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.8 out of 10
Cast8 credited
Also Known AsAhead of Time
About Ahead of Time
More than twenty years after the premiere of one of the most beloved Icelandic films (On Top/Med allt a hreinu 1982) a sequel appears. A band which folded twenty years ago (they were even considered old-fashioned then) sees fit to stage a comeback. Indications point to a great future until the ghosts of the past catch up with the band in the form of a single mother and a jolly roadie. We follow the band not only through the magnificent Icelandic landscape but also through two continents and a brief spell in the other world.
Directed by Ágúst Guðmundsson, Ahead of Time leans on a strong ensemble — Egill Ólafsson, Ragnhildur Gísladóttir, Eggert Þorleifsson — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about comedy titles of 2004.
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