WINNIPEG FILM GROUP
DISTRIBUTION CATALOGUE


1988

Tales from the Gimli Hospital

Directed by Guy Maddin

Synopsis: Perhaps the most popular movie ever made in Manitoba, this dreamlike cult film is set during a smallpox epidemic in Gimli, Manitoba near the turn of the century. Gunnar and Einar, are two men who share madness, jealousy, smallpox and a small room in the Gimli Hospital. Trouble lurks because each carries a dark secret.

Distribution Contact: WFG

More Details RUNTIME: 70 Minutes
GENRE: Narrative, Fiction
PRODUCTION FORMAT: 16mm
LANGUAGE: English
LOCATION: Manitoba
KEYWORDS: Gimli, Manitoba, Dreamlike, Secret, Madness

Cast & Crew

Director: Guy Maddin
Writer: Guy Maddin
Producer: Greg Klymkiw
Producer: Stephen Snyder
Cinematographer: Guy Maddin
Editor: Guy Maddin
Cast: Kyle McCulloch
Cast: Michael Gottli
Cast: Angela Heck
Cast: Margaret Anne MacLeod
Cast: Heather Neale
Cast: David Neale