It Must Be Heaven

It Must Be Heaven

2019•1h 43m•6.5/10

ComedyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.5/10(178)

Filmmaker Elia Suleiman travels to different cities and finds unexpected parallels to his homeland of Palestine.

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Production

Rectangle Productions, Nazira Films, Pallas Film, Zeyno Film, Possibles Média, DFI, ZDF/Arte, TRT, CN3 Productions, Wild Bunch, Schortcut Films, Maison 4:3, AFAC, KNM

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Elia Suleiman

Elia Suleiman

E.S.

Ali Suliman

Ali Suliman

Mad Man

Gael García Bernal

Gael García Bernal

Gael García Bernal

Stephen McHattie

Stephen McHattie

Tarot Reader

Kwasi Songui

Kwasi Songui

New York Taxi Driver

Grégoire Colin

Grégoire Colin

Man in the Metro

Holden Wong

Holden Wong

Policeman 6

Alain Dahan

Alain Dahan

Immigration Officer

Vincent Maraval

Vincent Maraval

Producer in Paris

Sébastien Beaulac

Sébastien Beaulac

Policeman #3

Ossama Bawardi

Priest

François Girard

François Girard

Policeman

Robert Higden

Robert Higden

Policeman #2

Nael Kanj

Bishop

Raïa Haïdar

Raïa Haïdar

Woman in the park

Aldo Lopez

Aldo Lopez

Policeman #4

Kengo Saïto

Kengo Saïto

Japanese Man

Bich Ly-Cuong

Old Lady Palais Royal

Gabrielle Mankiewicz

Receptionist

Yumi Narita

Yumi Narita

Japanese Couple

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