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.
DirectorGuillermo Arriaga
ProducersLucas Akoskin, Guillermo Arriaga, Alex García
WritersWarwick Thornton, Héctor Babenco, Hideo Nakata, Amos Gitai, Álex de la Iglesia, Jorge Guerricaechevarría, Emir Kusturica, Dunja Kusturica, Guillermo Arriaga, Reema Kagti
ScreenplayZoya Akhtar, Bahman Ghobadi
Top Casts
Miranda Tapsell
Woman (ep. "True Gods")
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")
Pepón Nieto
Cab Driver (ep. "The Confession")
Paco Sagarzazu
Old Man (ep. "The Confession")
Details
LanguageEnglish, Japanese, Hebrew, Spanish, Persian, Portuguese
Production companiesBN Films, Itaca Films, Mij Film Co.
Homepagehttp://www.wordswithgods.com/
TaglineIt is time to know each other
