Hosted by Backstage Free & Easy: WACKEN – HEARTS FULL OF METAL
in cooperation with Backstage
Backstage Club is celebrating 30 years of the Free & Easy Festival!
30 summers full of music, encounters and unforgettable moments. Right from the start, the Free & Easy has been more than just a festival. It stands for freedom, openness and a summer full of culture, music and shared experiences.
We’re joining in the celebrations and screening four films from this year’s and last year’s festival programme.
Free entry!
WACKEN – HEARTS FULL OF METAL
Deutschland 2026 – Director: Cordula Kablitz-Post – Original language: English, German – Subtitles: English – Length: 87 min.
Mud, power outages, heavy rain – and yet Wacken draws crowds every year. For over three decades, Wacken Open Air has stood for friendship, perseverance, and a tight-knit community. With metal legends such as Kreator, Doro Pesch, and Motörhead, Wacken turns into an exceptional event – and a home away from home for fans from all over the world. E.W.
No youth rating
Biography
Cordula Kablitz-Post is a director and producer. She studied German, English and theatre studies in Munich and Berlin. In 2001, she founded avanti media fiction, through which she has produced, among other things, ‘Durch die Nacht mit...’ for Arte, biographical feature films and documentaries, as well as numerous documentaries about German musicians.
Filmography
KREATOR - HATE & HOPE, 2025, DE, 110 Min.
FCK 2020 - ZWEIEINHALB JAHR MIT SCOOTER, 2022, DE, 113 Min.
WEIL DU NUR EINMAL LEBST - DIE TOTEN HOSEN AUF TOUR 2019, DE, 107 Min.
Presented by
Production: Beetz-Brothers film production GmbH. Producer: Christian Beetz.
