Words with Gods (2014)

Comedy Drama

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.

Updated May 30 2020

Releases:

US -

2014-10-10

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Keywords:

christianity islam buddhism faith hinduism religion judaism atheism orthodox woman director australian aborigine umbanda

FACTS

Runtime: 133 mins Rating: 6.8 Tag Line: It's time to know each other Homepage: Website

Cast

Emilio Echevarría

Father (ep. "God's Blood - La sangre de Dios")

Emir Kusturica

Monk (ep. "Our Life")

Yaël Abecassis

(ep. "The Book of Amos")

Paco Sagárzazu

Old Man (ep. "The Confession")

Masatoshi Nagase

(ep. "Sufferings")

Demián Bichir

Son (ep. "God's Blood - La sangre de Dios")

Tanuja

Leela (ep. "God Room")

Chico Diaz

The Man (ep. "The Man Who Stole a Duck")