CinemaOSMovie · 2024 · 1h 12m

Gama Bomb: Survival of the Fastest

The award-winning documentary from Northern Ireland with cult thrash metal band Gama Bomb.

90%(1)IMDbDocumentary

When they hit the Billboard charts, Gama Bomb were trapped by lockdowns, missing a drummer, and unable to tour. Survival Of The Fastest is a new Irish take on classic music documentaries like Anvil or Spinal Tap with a sweet and charming portrait of male friendship during troubled times. Capturing Gama Bomb's quest to play for 10,000 people at Hellfest – the 'Glastonbury of Metal' – Kiran Acharya’s warm and wayward film surprised cinema audiences with a smart, sincere, and absurdly funny year in the life of dear friends trying to keep the show on the road. Packed full of Gama Bomb's trademark humour and pop culture references, the film reflects on their 20-year history in the absurd worlds of punk and metal and their earliest days during the first sparks of the Peace Process in Northern Ireland.

Directed byKiran Acharya

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 12m
Language
EN
Released
May 8, 2024
Studios
Quiet ChildEEYOKinø Flekke

Featuring

Cast & crew

6 credited
Starring
Philip Byrne

Philip Byrne

Self

Domo Dixon

Domo Dixon

Self

Joe McGuigan

Joe McGuigan

Self

John Roche

John Roche

Self

Chris Williams

Chris Williams

Self

Snowy

Snowy

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Kiran Acharya
Kiran Acharya
Written by
Kiran Acharya
Kiran Acharya
Produced by
Sara Gunn-Smith
Sara Gunn-Smith

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