2016 film
Hello Destroyer Film poster
Directed by Kevan Funk Written by Kevan Funk Produced by
Daniel Domachowski
Haydn Wazelle[ 1] Starring Jared Abrahamson Cinematography Benjamin Loeb Edited by Ajla Odobašić Music by Edo Van Breemen Production
Distributed by Tabula Dada Release date
10 September 2016 (2016-09-10 ) (TIFF ) Running time
110 minutes Country Canada Language English
Hello Destroyer drama film written and directed by Kevan Funk .[ 2] 2016 Toronto International Film Festival .[ 3]
The film stars Jared Abrahamson as an enforcer on a hockey team who faces difficult consequences when a hit on an opposing player during a game turns more violent than intended.[ 4] Canadian Screen Awards , including Best Motion Picture .
Cast
Production
The film was an expansion of his 2013 short film Destroyer .[ 5]
According to Funk, his intention was to make a film that explored institutional and systemic violence rather than a sports film per se;[ 6] toxic masculinity ", and has stated that if he were making the same film in the United States he would likely have chosen a military setting.[ 6]
The film was shot primarily in Prince George , British Columbia , including at the CN Centre .[ 7]
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes , 100% of 11 critics' reviews are positive.[ 8]
Vice Sports [ 4] Cult MTL Weakerthans song and as depressing as that second Leonard Cohen record."[ 9]
On 7 December 2016, the film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival 's annual Canada's Top 10 list.[ 10]
Accolades
The film received four Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, including Best Motion Picture and Best Actor (Abrahamson).[ 11]
See also
References
^ "Hello Destroyer [programme note]" . Vancouver International Film Festival. 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2017 .[permanent dead link ^ "Hello Destroyer (Kevan Funk, Canada) — Discovery" . Cinema Scope . 7 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016 .^ "POLITICS AND BOLD STORYTELLING HEADLINE CANADIAN LINEUP AT THE TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL" (PDF) (Press release). Toronto International Film Festival. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2017 .^ a b "VICE Sports Q&A: We Talked to the Director of 'Hello Destroyer'—a Film That Critiques Canada's National Pastime" . Vice Sports Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2016 .^ Rob Alexander, "Funk brothers share Calgary limelight". Rocky Mountain Outlook , September 26, 2013.
^ a b "Hello Destroyer director Kevan Funk wanted to make 'aggressively' Canadian film" . Toronto Star ^ "Hello Destroyer producer grateful to city for help with film" . Prince George Citizen ^ "Hello Destroyer " . Rotten Tomatoes Fandango Media . Retrieved 2 September 2025 .^ "Hot new films from day four of TIFF" . Cult MTL , 12 September 2016.^ " . CBC News . Retrieved 8 December 2016 .^ "Orphan Black, Schitt's Creek, Kim's Convenience up for Canadian Screen Awards" . CBC News . Retrieved 13 March 2017 .^ Furdyk, Brent (17 January 2017). "2017 Canadian Screen Awards nominees revealed" . Global News . Retrieved 2 March 2017 . ^ "Leo Awards, 2017 Winners by Name" . www.leoawards.com . Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017 .^ "Hello Destroyer Named Best Canadian Film by VFCC" . Vancouver Film Critics Circle . Retrieved 13 March 2017 .^ Smith, Charlie (11 October 2016). "VIFF honours B.C. filmmakers Ann Marie Fleming, Kevan Funk, Julia Hutchings, Jessica Parsons, and Jennifer Chiu" . The Georgia Straight . Retrieved 13 March 2017 .
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