PREVIEW: A-ha: The Movie (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

(as themselves) Morten Harket, PÃ¥l Waaktaar-Savoy, Magne Furuholmen, Andy Whittle, Sebastian Pitzer, Heidi Rydjord, Jan Omdahl, Lauren Savoy, John Ratcliff, Terry Slater, Alan Tarney, Jeff Ayeroff, Just Loomis, Steve Barron, Inez Andersson, Lars Horntveth, Harald Wiik

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Thomas Robsahm (The Greatest Thing), director, writer, producer; Aslaug Holm (Brothers), director, cinematographer; Tore Buvarp (Taliban Oil) and Yngve Sæther (The Orheim Company), producers; Hilde Bjørnstad (Modern Slavery), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

The story of Norwegian synth-pop band A-ha and how, against all the odds, they became worldwide musical sensations in the mid-1980s…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

You may know their music very well, but this warts-and-all documentary about the 80s pop craze A-ha dives deeper into the band’s members, history, and their ultimate resonance in modern-day society.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 20TH MAY 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

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