Wyrd War Presents: JAWBREAKER (2025) the Anti Cimex Documentary
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Wyrd War proudly presents the West Coast theatrical premiere of JAWBREAKER (2025), the highly anticipated new documentary from directors Tomas Haglund and Oskar Sjödin that tells the unlikely story of Sweden’s seminal hardcore punk band Anti Cimex for one night only on 𝐒𝐀𝐓𝐔𝐑𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝐀𝐔𝐆𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝟐𝟗, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔.
Anti Cimex, who took their name from a Swedish pest control company (literally: against bed bugs), were formed in 1981 and went through a series of personnel changes during their tumultuous 12-year trajectory from the medieval streets of Skövde, Sweden to international crust punk infamy and their inevitable dissolution in 1993. The band’s urgent and abrasive style, which took influence from extreme heavy metal and England’s d-beat pioneers Discharge, has become the blistering gold standard for music as warning. From their raw debut EP Anarkist Attack through their final live recordings, Anti Cimex’s cultural influence and cult following continues to grow more than 30 years later. JAWBREAKER offers a surprisingly candid and contemplative portrait of the musicians behind the noise that peels back the studded leather from the band’s elusive mystique to expose the heart, soul, friendships and struggles of Sweden’s absolute loudest and drunkest export.
DJ Skell of Distort Reality Records will be spinning 80s Swedish hardcore vinyl, with tracks from the entire Anti Cimex catalog, at 6:30pm. Film starts at 7:30pm.
Anti Cimex, who took their name from a Swedish pest control company (literally: against bed bugs), were formed in 1981 and went through a series of personnel changes during their tumultuous 12-year trajectory from the medieval streets of Skövde, Sweden to international crust punk infamy and their inevitable dissolution in 1993. The band’s urgent and abrasive style, which took influence from extreme heavy metal and England’s d-beat pioneers Discharge, has become the blistering gold standard for music as warning. From their raw debut EP Anarkist Attack through their final live recordings, Anti Cimex’s cultural influence and cult following continues to grow more than 30 years later. JAWBREAKER offers a surprisingly candid and contemplative portrait of the musicians behind the noise that peels back the studded leather from the band’s elusive mystique to expose the heart, soul, friendships and struggles of Sweden’s absolute loudest and drunkest export.
DJ Skell of Distort Reality Records will be spinning 80s Swedish hardcore vinyl, with tracks from the entire Anti Cimex catalog, at 6:30pm. Film starts at 7:30pm.
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Where is it happening?
The Hollywood Theatre, 4122 NE Sandy Blvd, Portland, OR 97212-5336, United States
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