
Tales from the Gimli Hospital
It all happened in a Gimli we no longer know.
Directed by Guy Maddin
Produced by Extra Large Productions, CIDO
An avant-garde, darkly whimsical tale nested within a deathbed frame, blending Icelandic folklore with surreal imagery and emotional ambiguity.
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.
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Is Tales from the Gimli Hospital sad? Yes. More sad than 75% of films.
Is Tales from the Gimli Hospital scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 65% of films.
Does Tales from the Gimli Hospital end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 64% of films.
Is Tales from the Gimli Hospital violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
Is Tales from the Gimli Hospital easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

















































