Words with Gods
It is time to know each other
2014 · 2h 13m
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Guillermo Arriaga
,
Héctor Babenco
,
Bahman Ghobadi
,
Amos Gitai
,
Emir Kusturica
,
Mira Nair
,
Hideo Nakata
,
Warwick Thornton
,
Álex de la Iglesia
Overview
The first of four installments in the groundbreaking Heartbeat of the World anthology film series. Comprised of several short films by some of the world's most exciting directors, Words with Gods follows the theme of religion - specifically as it relates to an individual's relationship with his/her god or gods...or the lack thereof. In Words with Gods, each director recounts a narrative centered around human fragility, as well as environmental and cultural crises involving specific religions with which each has a personal relationship; including early Aboriginal Spirituality, Umbanda, Buddhism, the Abrahamic faiths, Hinduism, and Atheism. An animated sequence by Mexican animator Maribel Martinez is woven through each of the film segments, with each segment narratively connected as a feature-length film.
Director and cast
- Guillermo Arriaga Director
- Héctor Babenco Director
- Bahman Ghobadi Director
- Amos Gitai Director
- Emir Kusturica Director
- Mira Nair Director
- Hideo Nakata Director
- Warwick Thornton Director
- Álex de la Iglesia Director
- Miranda Tapsell as Woman (ep. "True Gods")
- Chico Diaz as The Man (ep. "The Man Who Stole a Duck")
- Tanuja Samarth as Leela (ep. "God Room")
- Masatoshi Nagase as (ep. "Sufferings")
- Yaël Abecassis as (ep. "The Book of Amos")
- Zohar Shtrauss as (ep. "The Book of Amos")
- Sarai Givaty as (ep. "The Book of Amos")
- Juan Fernández as The Killer (ep. "The Confession")
- Pepón Nieto as Cab Driver (ep. "The Confession")
- Paco Sagarzazu as Old Man (ep. "The Confession")
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