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57% Critic Match
Words with Gods
“It is time to know each other”
5.7 / 10• 2014• 2h 13m•NR• English
DramaComedy
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Miranda Tapsell
Woman (ep. "True Gods")
Lead
Chico Diaz
The Man (ep. "The Man Who Stole a Duck")
Tanuja Samarth
Leela (ep. "God Room")
Masatoshi Nagase
(ep. "Sufferings")
Yaël Abecassis
(ep. "The Book of Amos")
Zohar Shtrauss
(ep. "The Book of Amos")
Sarai Givaty
(ep. "The Book of Amos")
Juan Fernández
The Killer (ep. "The Confession")
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Guillermo Arriaga's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Words with Gods is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
