Tales from the Gimli Hospital

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Tales from the Gimli Hospital

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Directed by Guy Maddin
Produced by Guy Maddin
Stephen Snyder
Greg Klymkiw
Starring Kyle McCulloch
Michael Gottli
Angela Heck
Margaret Anne McLeod
Caroline Bonner
Music by Laurence Mardon
Cinematography Guy Maddin
Editing by Guy Maddin
Release date(s) Canada 1988
Running time 72 min.
Country Canada
Language English
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Tales from the Gimli Hospital is a 1988 horror film directed by Guy Maddin. It begins two young children are told an important tale by their Icelandic grandmother about Ainar the lonely. Ainor succombs to the plague and is then treated where he meets his neighbor Gunnar. Ainor becomes jealous of the attention that the Gimli nurses bestow upon Gunnar, and they slowly become heated rivals as their anger for each other grows deeper.

[edit] Awards and nominations

Genie Awards:

  • Nominated: Best Original Screenplay - Guy Maddin

[edit] External links

Guy Maddin
1980s
Tales from the Gimli Hospital
1990s
Archangel | Careful | Twilight of the Ice Nymphs
2000s
Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary | Cowards Bend the Knee | The Saddest Music in the World | The Brand Upon the Brain
Shorts
The Heart of the World