Product Details

• Actors: Sigur Rós
• Directors: Dean DeBlois
• Format: DVD, Limited Edition, NTSC
• Language: English, Icelandic
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Beggars Xl Recording
• DVD Release Date: December 4, 2007
• Run Time: 120 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (67 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000W4KT8W
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #69,174 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description
"Heima", which translates as both "at home" and "homeland", chronicles a series of free concerts Sigur Ros played in their native Iceland over the course of summer 2006. The entire tour was filmed and provides a unique insight into one of the world's most inscrutable bands while exploring their natural habitat like never before, with performances in deserted fish factories, at far-flung community halls, in sylvan fields, darkened caves, canyons, and fjords. Limited deluxe edition is individually numbered and includes 100 page bound book. Standard edition is amaray-sized digipak with 8-page booklet.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

61 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Travel Piece for Iceland and Common Men, December 4, 2007

By	Corkman "Oglach" (Cork, Ireland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heima (DVD)

What a great music dvd this is. I normally do not like music dvds, too often filled with preening and self-adoration. But this one is different, showing the geography and scope of Iceland and its people in a very fresh, low-key and brilliant way, as well as showing off the music and the relative humility and humanity (as well as talent) of the musicians. I bought my first Sigur Ros CD years ago, and hadn't any idea what any of them looked like. You get to see them here, but in such a humble, common man way it is really refreshing. You also see much of the ordinary people of Iceland and the massive, empty scenery of the place. Just beautiful at virtually every level.

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superbly made music doc and concert footage, December 9, 2007

By	Zhimbo "zhimbo" (New Hampshire USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Heima (DVD)

Beautifully filmed and expertly edited, this is one of the best music documentary/tour films I've seen. It delivers great performances in wonderful settings, and was made with clear affection towards the land and the people of Iceland.

The 2nd disk is a great bonus that may well end up getting more play than the main disk, as it presents all of the performances uninterrupted by snippets of interview, as they are in the main documentary, as well as some additional material that didn't make the main film.

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful documentary!, October 24, 2007

By	NexoidGirl (Brooklyn, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This documentary is absolutely gorgeous, both visually and aurally. The film consists of interviews with the band, concert footage in their homeland of Iceland, and breathtaking landscapes. The concert shown includes great backstage views, as well as a audience member's view of a very non-traditional concert.
If you're a fan of Sigur Ros, I highly recommend seeing this film. You will not be disappointed. Even if you're not a fan, it's worth seeing for the imagery alone.