Words with Gods (2014)

  • NR
  • 10/10/2014 (US)
  • Drama, Comedy
  • 2h 13m

It is time to know each other

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.

Guillermo Arriaga

Director, Writer

Héctor Babenco

Director, Writer

Bahman Ghobadi

Director, Screenplay

Amos Gitai

Director, Writer

Emir Kusturica

Director, Writer

Mira Nair

Director

Hideo Nakata

Director, Writer

Warwick Thornton

Director, Writer

Álex de la Iglesia

Director, Writer

Jorge Guerricaechevarría

Writer

Dunja Kusturica

Writer

Reema Kagti

Writer

Zoya Akhtar

Screenplay

Cast

Miranda Tapsell's headshot

Miranda Tapsell

Woman (ep. "True Gods")
Chico Diaz's headshot

Chico Diaz

The Man (ep. "The Man Who Stole a Duck")
Tanuja Samarth's headshot

Tanuja Samarth

Leela (ep. "God Room")
Masatoshi Nagase's headshot

Masatoshi Nagase

(ep. "Sufferings")
Yaël Abecassis's headshot

Yaël Abecassis

(ep. "The Book of Amos")
Zohar Shtrauss's headshot

Zohar Shtrauss

(ep. "The Book of Amos")
Sarai Givaty's headshot

Sarai Givaty

(ep. "The Book of Amos")
Juan Fernández's headshot

Juan Fernández

The Killer (ep. "The Confession")

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