''Wrath of Gods'' is a 2006 documentary film directed by Jon Gustafsson. It tells the story of the dramatic circumstances Canadian director Sturla Gunnarsson and his crew had to go through during the making of the film ''

Beowulf & Grendel ''Beowulf & Grendel'' is a 2005 Canadian- Icelandic fantasy adventure film directed by Sturla Gunnarsson, loosely based on the Anglo-Saxon epic poem '' Beowulf''. It stars Gerard Butler as Beowulf, Stellan Skarsgård as Hrothgar, Ingvar Eggert ...

''. The main focus of the documentary is on director Sturla Gunnarsson, but other participants are

Gerard Butler Gerard James Butler (born 13 November 1969) is a Scottish actor and film producer. After studying law, he turned to acting in the mid-1990s with small roles in productions such as '' Mrs Brown'' (1997), the James Bond film '' Tomorrow Never ...

, Paul Stephens, Eric Jordan,

Stellan Skarsgård Stellan Skarsgård (, ; born 13 June 1951) is a Swedish actor. He is known for his collaborations with director Lars von Trier appearing in ''Breaking the Waves'' (1996), ''Dancer in the Dark'' (2000), '' Dogville'' (2007), ''Melancholia'' (201 ...

, Peder Pedrero, Wendy Ord and

Sarah Polley Sarah Ellen Polley (born January 8, 1979) is a Canadian actress,Howell, Peter (September 24, 1999)"Nobody's Starlet: Toronto's Sarah Polley is Only 20 but already a veteran actor so secure in her craft she can thumb her nose at Hollywood" ''Tor ...

. The director of ''Wrath of Gods'', Jon Gustafsson, was hired to play one of Beowulf's warriors and he is credited in ''Beowulf & Grendel'' as Geat Warrior #2,

and Martin Delaney co-produced the film. The music was composed by

Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson (; born 23 April 1958), also known as HÖH, is a musician, an art director, and '' allsherjargoði'' (''chief goði'') of Ásatrúarfélagið ("the Ásatrú Association"). Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson was a pioneer in the use ...

Cast

* Sturla Gunnarsson * Wendy Ord * Paul Stephens * Eric Jordan * Martin Delaney * Michael Cowan *

* Ingvar Sigurdsson *

Tony Curran Tony Curran is a Scottish actor who has appeared in '' Underworld: Evolution'', ''Doctor Who'', ''Roots'', and the Netflix historical epic '' Outlaw King''. He appears in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film '' Thor: The Dark World'' (2013) as Bo ...

* Jon Gustafsson

Awards

* Audience Award - Best Documentary Feature -

Oxford International Film Festival The Oxford International Film Festival or OIFF (not to be confused with the Oxford International Film Festival, OXIFF, based in Oxford, England) was established in Oxford, Ohio in 2007 by founder and event director J.C. Schroder. Festival History ...

2007 * Jury Award - Achievement in Filmmaking - Stony Brook Film Festival 2007 * Best Documentary Feature shot in digital - Napa Sonoma WineCountry Film Festival 2007 * Bronze Remi Award - film & video production - Entertainment WorldFest 2007 * Premio Especial do Juri - MOFF - Santarém, Portugal 2007 * Grand Jury Prize - Red Rock Film Festival, Utah 2007

Festivals

RiverRun International Film Festival The RiverRun International Film Festival is an annual Oscar-qualifying film festival held each spring in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The festival is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and presents a variety of feature-length and short films fro ...

* Reykjavik International Film Festival * Waterfront Film Festival * Stony Brook Film Festival * Napa Sonoma WineCountry Film Festival * Revelation Perth International Film Festival * NSI Film Exchange Canadian Film Festival * MOFF - Santarém, Portugal * Docudays, Beirut, Lebanon *

Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival Fort Lauderdale () is a coastal city located in the U.S. state of Florida, north of Miami along the Atlantic Ocean. It is the county seat of and largest city in Broward County, Florida, Broward County with a population of 182,760 at the 2020 Unit ...

* Red Rock Film Festival

External links

* * {{Beowulf 2006 films Canadian documentary films Icelandic documentary films English-language Canadian films Documentary films about films 2006 documentary films Films scored by Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson English-language Icelandic films 2000s English-language films 2000s Canadian films English-language documentary films