WRATH OF GODS by Jon Einarsson Gustafsson
Award winning documentary about filmmaking. Includes 2 hours of bonus materials including one hour exclusive interview with Gerard Butler.
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Logline
“This is the movie business. There is no truth. It’s all lies.”
About Wrath of Gods
Before playing King Leonidas in ‘300’ Gerard Butler was relatively unknown. While waiting for ‘Phantom of the Opera’ to be released he took on the role of BEOWULF in international co-production Beowulf & Grendel. The production encountered ferocious Icelandic storms, volcanoes, leaky viking ships, financial desperation and endless setbacks. Before the first day of principal photography some of the crew were already wondering if they had angered the Norse Viking gods. At the end of the production some of them were glad they got out alive. All future filmmakers should see what it can take to make a movie in extreme circumstances. Wrath of Gods, the award winning documentary by Jon Gustafsson, is the hilarious inside story of true grit and determination that takes you deep into the realm of movie making, capturing the unwavering spirit of “do or die” as director, cast, and crew embark on Iceland to make the epic film Beowulf & Grendel.
CAST
Gerard Butler – Stellan Skarsgare – Ingvar Sigurdsson – Paul Stephens – Sturla Gunnarsson – Wendy Ord – Gunnar Hansson – Arni Pall Johannsson – Fahad Jabali – Jon Gustafsson – Paul Cowan – Eric Jordan – Daniel Parker – Mark Winemaker – Tony Curran – Andrew Rai Berzins – Peter Pedrero – Sarah Polley – Joel Hay – Erik Hirt – Kristie Sills – Gunnar Eyjolfsson – Jan Kiesser – Steve Gravestock
CREW
Directed by Jon Einarsson Gustafsson
Cinematography Jon Gustafsson, Sarah Moffat, Gunnar Orn Heimisson, Osk Gunnlaugsdottir
Music by Hilmar Orn Hilmarsson
Edited by Jon Gustafsson and Karolina Lewicka
Sound editor Paul Germann
Post production sound operator Mandy Ley
Sound mixer Steph Carrier
Producers Jon Gustafsson and Karolina Lewicka
For CBC Newsworld Andrew Johnson, Commissioning Editor
For Icelandic Film Centre Greta Olafsdottir
Produced by Artio Films and Great Canadian Film Factory Inc.
In association with CBC NEWSWORLD
Supported by The Icelandic Film Centre
AWARDS
Jury Award – Achievement in Filmmaking – Stony Brook Film Festival
Audience Award – Best Documentary Feature – Oxford International Film Festival
Jury Award – Best Documentary – MOFF Santarém
Grand Jury Award – Best Documentary Feature – Red Rock Film Festival
Jury Award – Best Documentary – Napa Sonoma Winecountry Film Festival
Bronze Remi – WorldFest, Houston
FESTIVALS
Reykjavik International Film Festival, Reykjavik, Iceland – October 2006
NSI FilmExchange, Winnipeg, Canada – March 2007
Oxford International Film Festival, Oxford, OH, USA – April 2007 (Opening Gala)
RiverRun International Film Festival, Winston-Salem, NC, USA – April 2007
Waterfront Film Festival, Saugatuck, MI, USA – June 2007
Revelation Perth International Film Festival, Australia – July 2007
Stony Brook Film Festival, NY, USA – July 2007
Napa Sonoma Wine Country Film Festival, CA, USA – August 2007
MOFF Santarem, Portugal – September 2007 (Opening Gala)
Red Rock Film Festival, UT, USA – October / November 2007
Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, FL, USA – Nov 2007
Dietro Le Quinte Film Festival, Rome, Itlay – Nov 2007
DocuDays Beirut International Film Festival, Lebanon – Dec 2007
Bradford International Film Festival, UK – Feb 2008
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, Missoula, MT, USA – Feb 2008
CUT 2008, Los Angeles, CA, USA – April 2008
Camera Obscura International Festival, Bydgoszcz, Poland – Oct 2008