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It must be Heaven
Drama / Comedy, Germany / France / Canada / Turkey
HD – Colour – 97 min – Dolby SRD
Production:
A German-French-Canadian-Israeli production between: RECTANGLE PRODUCTIONS, NAZIRA FILMS, PALLAS FILM and POSSIBLES MEDIA and ZAYNO FILM
in co-production with: Zeynep Ozbatur Atakan, Georges Schoucair
DOHA Film Institute, ZDF/ ARTE, Turkish Radio Television Corporation (TRC), CN3 Productions
supportes by:
EURIMAGES, FFA-MiniTraité, MDM-Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung, Sodec Québec, Québec Crédit d’Impôt Cinéma et Télévision – Gestion Sodec, Canada Crédit d’Impôt pour la Production, Cinématographique ou Magnétoscopique Canadienne, Aide aux Cinémas du Monde – CNC – Institut Francaise, Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée, Telefilm Canada
Distribution: Neue Visionen Filmverleih
Sales: Wild Bunch
Author: Elia Suleiman
Director: Elia Suleiman
Producers: Thanassis Karathanos, Martin Hampel, Édouard Weil, Laurine Pelassy, Elia Suleiman, Serge Noël
While my earlier films tried to present Palestine as a microcosm of the world, my new film “It must be Heaven” tries to present the world as a microcosm of Palestine. IT
ES escapes from Palestine seeking an alternative homeland, only to find that Palestine is trailing behind him. The promise of a new life turns into a comedy of errors: however far he travels, from Paris to New York, something always reminds him of home.
From award-winning director Elia Suleiman, a comic saga exploring identity, nationality and belonging, in which ES asks the fundamental question: where is the place we can truly call home?
| ES | Elia SULEIMAN | |
| Nazareth | ||
| Neighbour Son & Father | Tarik KOPTI, Kareem GHNEIM | |
| Waiter | George KHLEIFI | |
| Brothers & Sister | Ali Suliman, Fares MUQABAA, Yasmine HAJ | |
| Bischop | Nael KANJ | |
| Bedouin Woman | Asmaa AZAIZY | |
| Paris | ||
| Man in the Metro | Grégoire COLIN | |
| Producer | Vincent MARAVAL | |
| Ambulance Crew | Claire DUMAS, Antoine CHOLET | |
| Homeless Man | Eric CORNET | |
| Japanese Couple | Yumi NARITA, Kengo SAITO | |
| New-York | ||
| Card Reader | Stephen McHATTIE | |
| Femen | Raïa HAÏDAR | |
| Master of Ceremonies | Fadi SAKR | |
| Taxi Driver | Kwasi SONGUI | |
| Teacher | Guy SPRUNG | |
| Producer | Nancy GRANT | |
| Airport Security | Alain DAHAN | |
| García Bernal | García BERNAL | |
Written & directed by: Elia Suleiman
DP: Sofian El Fani
1st AC: Thomas Handtke
Editor: Véronique Lange
Sound recordist: Johannes Doberenz
Sound assistant: Kai Hesselbarth
Sound editors: Gwennolé Le Borgne, Olivier Touche, Laure Anne Darras
Sound mixer: Lars Ginzel
Production designer: Caroline Adler
Costume designers: Alexia Crisp-Jones, Éric Poirier
Make-up: Grit Hildenbrand
Executive producers: Fatma Hassan Alremaihi, Hanaa Issa
Producers: Thanassis Karathanos, Martin Hampel, Édouard Weil, Laurine Pelassy, Elia Suleiman, Serge Noël
World premier: Film Fest Cannes 2019
AWARDS
Cannes Filmfestival: Special Mention of the Jury & FIPRESCI Award (Best Film)
13 Asia Pacific Screen Awards – Jury Grand Prize
FESTIVALS
Cannes Filmfestival, France
Shanghai IFF, China
Milano Film Festival, Italy
Filmfest Munich, Germany
Transatlantyk Film Festival, Poland
New Horizons Film Festival, Poland
Sarajevo Film Festival, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Toronto IFF, Canada
