Wrath of Gods

At the beginning of July 2004, Canadian filmmakers Sturla Gunnarsson, Paul Stephens, Andrew Rai Berzins and Eric Jordan went to Iceland to make a movie, a co-production between Canada, the U.K. and Iceland. The cast included Gerard Butler (300, The Ugly Truth, Law Abiding Citizen, How To Train Your Dragon), Stellan Skarsgard (Pirates of the Caribbean, Good Will Hunting), Ronan Vibert, Sarah Polley, Eddie Marsan, Tony Curran and Ingvar Sigurdsson. It was the beginning of the most difficult project any of them had ever been a part of. A series of events continued to put the project in jeopardy. Halfway through production, the financing had not closed, the film was seriously over budget, and the bonder was alarmed enough to send a representative to Iceland. The entire production was put under intense scrutiny while the cast and crew were fighting the onset of a ruthless Icelandic winter and diminishing daylight.

Crew

Directed by

Jón Einarsson Gústafsson
Screenplay

Jón Einarsson Gústafsson, Karolina Lewicka, Jón Ármann Steinsson
Director of Photography

Jón Einarsson Gústafsson, Gunnar Örn Heimisson, Sarah Moffat, Ósk Gunnlaugsdóttir, Wendy Ord
Editor

Jón Einarsson Gústafsson
Music Composer

Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
Producer

Jón Einarsson Gústafsson, Karolina Lewicka
Co-Producer

Gerard Butler, Jón Ármann Steinsson
Assistant Editor

Karolina Lewicka

About the film

Type

Documentary
National Premiere Date

September 12, 2006
Length

72 min.
Language

Icelandic, English
Original Title

Reiði guðanna
International Title

Wrath of Gods
Production Year

2006
Production Countries

Iceland, Canada
IMDB

Wrath of Gods
Website

http://www.wrathofgods.com/
Icelandic Film Centre Grant

Yes
Color

Yes

Company Credits

Production Company

Artio ehf
In Partnership With

CBC Newsworld
Co-Production Company

Great Canadian Film Factory
Supported by

Icelandic Film Centre

Festivals

2010
Summer Film School
2008
Camera Obscura International Festival
2008
CUT 2008 Los Angeles
2008
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival
2008
Bradford International Film Festival
2007
Revelation Perth International Film Festival
2007
DocuDays Beirut International Film Festival
2007
Dietro Le Quinte Film Festival
2007
Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival
2007
Red Rock Film Festival - Award: Best Documentary Feature
2007
MOFF Santarem - Award: Best Documentary
2007
Napa Sonoma Wine Country Film Festival - Award: Best Documentary
2007
Stony Brook Film Festival - Award: Achievement in Filmmaking
2007
Perth International Film Festival
2007
Waterfront Film Festival
2007
RiverRun International Film Festival
2007
Oxford International Film Festival - Award: Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature
2007
National Screen Institute – Film Exchange
2006
Reykjavik International Film Festival

Releases

Artio Films, 2007 - DVD