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Heavy Load

Mar 10, 2008

★ 7.0

Overview

Documentary about punk band Heavy Load, subject to the combustible flux of ego, ambition, fantasy, expectation and desire that fuels any emerging band, but uniquely made up of musicians with and without learning disabilities. This makes the band's survival a precarious negotiation between two different worlds - on the one hand the institutional timetable of day centres, work placements and social workers and, on the other, the chaotic slacker life of rehearsal rooms, studios and gigs. (Storyville)

Genres

Music

Documentary

Production Companies

Met Film Production

Met Film

APT Films

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0.0

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9.0

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