Documentary · Iceland · 2021 · 1h 30m

A Song Called Hate

Director

Cast

Klemens Hannigan as Self Matthías Haraldsson as Self Einar Stefánsson as Self Nadav Lapid as Self Bashar Murad as Self Ayed Arafaida as Self

Crew

Baldvin Vernharðsson — Director of Photography Olly Stothert — Editor Margrét Rán — Original Music Composer Iain Forsyth — Writer Jane Pollard — Writer Skarphéðinn Guðmundsson — Writer

Synopsis

The pro-Palestinian, anti-capitalist, BDSM-provocative, techno-punk performance art ensemble Hatari unsurprisingly drew attention to themselves with their performance at the Icelandic qualifiers for the Eurovision Song Contest. So much so that they won and therefore were allowed to perform at the main event in Tel Aviv. But what now? Should they boycott the event, swallow their idealism, or use their airtime to criticise the host country for their illegal occupation of Palestine? The Icelandic director Anna Hildur joins the boys in the band all the way to the fateful final.

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