Hello Destroyer

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Hello Destroyer
File:Hello Destroyer poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed by Kevan Funk
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  • Daniel Domachowski
  • Haydn Wazelle[1]
Written by Kevan Funk
Starring Jared Abrahamson
Music by Edo Van Breemen
Cinematography Benjamin Loeb
Edited by Ajla Odobašić
Distributed by Tabula Dada
Release dates
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  • 10 September 2016 (2016-09-10) (TIFF)
Running time
 110 minutes
Country Canada
Language English

Hello Destroyer is a 2016 Canadian drama film 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.

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] 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]

Reception

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]

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]

Awards Date of ceremony Category Recipients and nominees Result Ref(s)
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]

References

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  5. ↑ Rob Alexander, "Funk brothers share Calgary limelight". Rocky Mountain Outlook, September 26, 2013.
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  9. ↑ "Hot new films from day four of TIFF". Cult MTL, 12 September 2016.
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