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Section: International Competition of Feature Films in the Children’s Category (up to 10 years of age)
12 Hours to Destruction (2022)
In the summer of 1980, 11-year-old Hanna and her band try to track down the criminals threatening to destroy the school and, thus, the planned school concert. A great and crazy musical adventure begins, interwoven with the songs of the legendary Icelandic punk musician, rocker and children's book writer Dr. Gunni. Our fearless heroes fight evil, weave between disco and punk, and end up with love and unity. The film was inspired by the famous musical “Abbababb!”, created by Gunnar Lárus Hjálmarsson (aka Dr. Gunni), one of the key figures in Iceland's underground music scene of the 1980s. This unusual, colorfully stylized and playful film is very popular in Iceland. It enticed an unusual amount of moviegoers to cinemas and was the top film for several weeks.
| Country | Iceland |
|---|---|
| Year | 2022 |
| Duration | 89 min |
| Rating | 10 |
| Language | Icelandic |
| Subtitle | Simultanneous translation into |
| Directed by | Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir |
| Screenplay | Nanna Kristín Magnúsdóttir |
| Director of Photography | Ásgrímur Guðbjartsson, Bergsteinn Björgúlfsson |
| Edited by | Lína Thoroddsen |
| Contact | Icelandic Film Centre |
Biography
Screenwriter, director, producer and actress from Iceland. She graduated from Vancouver Film School. She’s directed short films and TV series, and taken part in the short story drama Girls on Film 2: Before Dawn (2017). Her feature debut is 12 Hours to Destruction (Abbababb!, 2022).