Hello Destroyer | |
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Directed by | Kevan Funk |
Written by | Kevan Funk |
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Starring | Jared Abrahamson |
Cinematography | Benjamin Loeb |
Edited by | Ajla Odobašić |
Music by | Edo Van Breemen |
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Distributed by | Tabula Dada |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Hello Destroyer is a 2016 Canadian drama film written and directed by Kevan Funk. [2] It had its world premiere in the Discovery section at the 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] It was nominated for four Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Motion Picture.
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] he chose a hockey-related setting as it represented an "aggressively Canadian" cultural institution which has a complex relationship with violence and 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]
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 100% based on 11 reviews. [8] Vice Sports describes the film as "about how violence is cultivated, showcased and then punished within a set of institutions that require its presence to be profitable", [4] and Alex Rose of the magazine Cult MTL called the film "as Canadian as a 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]
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]
Awards | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipients and nominees | Result | Ref(s) |
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Canadian Screen Awards | 12 March 2017 | Best Motion Picture | Daniel Domachowski, Haydn Wazelle | Nominated | [12] |
Best Director | Kevan Funk | Nominated | |||
Best Actor | Jared Abrahamson | Nominated | |||
Best Original Screenplay | Kevan Funk | Nominated | |||
Leo Awards | 2017 | Best Motion Picture | Haydn Wazelle, Daniel Domachowski | Won | [13] |
Best Direction in a Motion Picture | Kevan Funk | Won | |||
Best Screenwriting in a Motion Picture | Won | ||||
Best Cinematography in a Motion Picture | Benjamin Loeb | Won | |||
Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Motion Picture | Kurt Max Runte | Nominated | |||
Joe Buffalo | Nominated | ||||
Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Motion Picture | Jared Abrahamson | Won | |||
Vancouver Film Critics Circle | 16 December 2016 | Best Canadian Film | Kevan Funk | Won | [14] |
Best British Columbia Film | Won | ||||
Best Canadian Director | Won | ||||
Best Actor in a Canadian Film | Jared Abrahamson | Won | |||
Best Supporting Actor in a Canadian Film | Kurt Max Runte | Won | |||
Vancouver International Film Festival | 2016 | BC Emerging Filmmaker Award | Kevan Funk | Won | [15] |
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