a-ha: the Movie

Name: a-ha: the Movie
Genre: Biography, Music, Documentary
Released: April 8, 2022
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 56
Cast: A-Ha, Andy Whittle, Heidi Rydjord, Jan Omdahl, John Ratcliff

2022

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Lightyear Entertainment | Release Date: April 8, 2022 | Not Rated

Starring: A-Ha, Andy Whittle, Heidi Rydjord, Jan Omdahl, John Ratcliff, Lauren Savoy, Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket, Pål Waaktaar, Sebastian Pitzer

Summary: When a-ha’s breakthrough hit Take On Me shot to 1 on the Billboard charts in 1985, it turned its three young band members into global superstars overnight. While the iconic song and its groundbreaking music video remain ubiquitous to this day, the story of a-ha didn’t end there. After 35 years, a deep catalog of 11 studio albums and 55When a-ha’s breakthrough hit Take On Me shot to 1 on the Billboard charts in 1985, it turned its three young band members into global superstars overnight. While the iconic song and its groundbreaking music video remain ubiquitous to this day, the story of a-ha didn’t end there. After 35 years, a deep catalog of 11 studio albums and 55 million units sold – despite controversies and disagreements – a-ha continues to record music and play to packed arenas around the world.
Following Mags, Morten and Pal over a period of four years, a-ha: The Movie provides unprecedented access to the inner workings of the band as well as a career spanning look at one of the most enduring and beloved acts in pop music history.… Expand

Director: Aslaug Holm and Thomas Robsahm

Genre(s): Biography, Music, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 109 min

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Luke Y. Thompson

Apr 4, 2022

It’s a compelling tale of three perfectionists who consider music to be their bond, but don’t work together very well unless they have to. Read full review

Empire Liz Beardsworth

May 19, 2022

Far from a puff piece, a no-holds-barred, melancholy, often surprising examination of Norway’s most famous — and underrated — musical export. A must for fans — but prepare to brace. Read full review

NME Nick Levine

Jul 15, 2022

You won’t leave a-ha: The Movie wanting to hang out in the band’s dressing room, but you will come away with a renewed appreciation for the intense and sensitive men who made melancholy pop gems like ‘The Sun Always Shines On TV’ and ‘Hunting High And Low’. Glorious as it is, there’s a lot more to this band than ‘Take On Me’. Read full review

The Guardian Cath Clarke

May 18, 2022

The history that emerges here is of a band yo-yoing between attempts to be taken seriously as artists, then coming back for more boyband fame and adulation. An air of collective self-loathing and regret hangs over them. Read full review

Tara Brady

May 20, 2022

Sadly, the film falls short of being A-ha’s Some Kind of Monster (Metallica’s cringy group therapy epic). Read full review

Robert Abele

Apr 8, 2022

For the diehards and the curious, it should hold some intrigue, because in its exploration of pop longevity and band dynamics, it’s more a cousin of Metallica: Some Kind of Monster . . . than the typically image-conscious, preserve-the-legacy music doc. Read full review

Nicolas Rapold

Apr 7, 2022

There’s a slight wonky interest in seeing the grind of recording sessions and fan service. But the film feels promotional enough that it won’t lean into the potential humor of their situation. Read full review

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