Jon Gustafsson

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Birth 1963 (61 years)

Jon Gustafsson is an Iceland born film director. The Icelandic spelling of his name is Jón Gústafsson. Best known for directing the Canadian documentary film Wrath of Gods, starring Gerard Butler, Wendy Ord, Sarah Polley, Paul Stephens and Sturla Gunnarsson. He grew up in Iceland where he started his career as a television performer before studying filmmaking at Manchester Polytechnic and directing for film and theatre at CalArts where he was mentored by the legendary Ealing Studios director Alexander Mackendrick. Wrath of Gods was his second documentary for CBC Newsworld, the first one was The Importance of Being Icelandic. He immigrated to Canada where he directed the low-budget feature film Kanadiana and the music video Brighter Hell for the Canadian rock band The Watchmen. In 2011 Jon Gustafsson produced the award winning short film In A Heartbeat, directed by Karolina Lewicka, through his production company Artio Films.

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Karolina Lewicka
(1 films)

Sturla Gunnarsson
(2 films)

Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson
(2 films)

Martin Delaney
(2 films)

Gerard Butler
(2 films)

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Filmography of Jon Gustafsson (3 films)

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Wrath of Gods (2007)

, 1h12
Directed by Jon Gustafsson
Genres Documentary
Themes Films about films, Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentary films about films
Actors Gerard Butler, Stellan Skarsgård, Sarah Polley, Sturla Gunnarsson, Ingvar E. Sigurðsson, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson
Rating74%

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Beowulf & Grendel (2005)

, 1h42
Directed by Sturla Gunnarsson
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Seafaring films, Films based on mythology, Poésie, Transport films, Films set in the Viking Age, Films based on Norse mythology, Adaptation d'un poème
Actors Gerard Butler, Stellan Skarsgård, Spencer Wilding, Sarah Polley, Eddie Marsan, Tony Curran
Roles Warrior
Rating57%

In 500 A.D., Hrothgar, king of Denmark, and a group of warriors chase a large and burly man, whom they consider a troll, and his young son, to the edge of deep cliff. The father directs his young son, Grendel, to hide from the attackers' view; whereupon The Danes shoot the father dead, and his dead body plunges onto the beach far below. The Danish king sees the young Grendel, but spares him. Later, Grendel finds his father's body and cuts the head off to take it home. Many years later, the severed (and mummified) head is inside a cave where the boy Grendel has become as large and powerful as his father, and plans revenge.