Words with Gods
Seen it?2014 | 133 min | Drama, Comedy
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who wants a laugh. If you loved About Schmidt, start here.
- The mood
- Funny with heart.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 13 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 10K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Guillermo Arriaga, Mira Nair, Héctor Babenco, Álex de la Iglesia, Hideo Nakata, Emir Kusturica, Warwick Thornton, Amos Gitai, Bahman Ghobadi
- Miranda TapsellWoman (ep. "True Gods")
- Chico DiazThe Man (ep. "The Man Who Stole a Duck")
- Tanuja SamarthLeela (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 FernándezThe Killer (ep. "The Confession")
- Pepón NietoCab Driver (ep. "The Confession")
- Paco SagarzazuOld Man (ep. "The Confession")