

“It all happened in a Gimli we no longer know.”
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.
Director
Guy Maddin
Writers
Guy Maddin
Release Date
April 15, 1988
Runtime
1h 4m
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Vote Count
30
Extra Large Productions
CIDO
Winnipeg Film Group