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Heavy Load
Directed by
Jerry Rothwell
2008
1h 31m
Documentary
,
Music
7.0
100%
81%
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A year in the life of punk band, Heavy Load, whose members include some musicians with learning disabilities.
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Cast of Heavy Load
Jerry Rothwell
Director / Producer
Al Morrow
Producer
Jonny Persey
Producer
Heavy Load Ratings & Reviews
Total Film
Tom Dawson
The film demolishes stereotypes of the mentally challenged, celebrating the energy, desires and ambitions of its protags.
Sky Cinema
Rob Daniel
Contender for best documentary of the year, Heavy Load contains a classic moment of Spinal Tap-ism as Paul, when Heavy Load is at its lowest ebb, ponders why Michael says he hates him.
Film4
Leigh Singer
The music's so-so, the film is decent if limited but the band themselves are inspiring.
Daily Telegraph (UK)
David Gritten
This is intriguing, though it gives Rothwell another excuse to appear on camera, which he does with irritating frequency.
Empire Magazine
Patrick Peters
An engaging documentary.
Times (UK)
James Christopher
It's a shade too earnest for comfort, but there's a tribal exhilaration about the band's brave and tuneless journey from a grubby pub to their first festival.
Guardian
Cath Clarke
The only difference is that three of the five have a learning disability - but in this documentary, which is very funny in places, it's not disabilities that define them.
London Evening Standard
Derek Malcolm
There are times when you don't know whether to laugh or cry but Rothwell avoids any charge of patronising them.
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