Guy Maddin
Director
Tales from the Gimli Hospital (1988)
While their mother is dying in the modern Gimli, Manitoba hospital, two young children are told an important tale by their Icelandic grandmother about Einar the lonely, his friend Gunnar, and the angelic Snjofrieder in a Gimli of old.
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
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Watch Providers: Kanopy, myfilmfriend, Kino Film Collection
Production Companies: Extra Large Productions, The Canada Manitoba Cultural Industries Development Office (CIDO), Winnipeg Film Group
Country: Canada
Production Country:
Canada
Languages:
English,
Icelandic
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Runtime: 64 min.
Released: April 15, 1988
Status: Released
Budget: $25,000
Certification: NR