It Must Be Heaven

AA
1h 37m
2019
6.456 /10 (169)

Overview

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

Country : France, Germany, Qatar, Canada, Turkey
Languages : English, العربية, עִבְרִית, Español, Français
Released Date: 2019-12-04

Top Billed Cast

Elia Suleiman

E.S.

Ali Suliman

Mad Man

Gael García Bernal

Gael García Bernal

Stephen McHattie

Tarot Reader

Kwasi Songui

New York Taxi Driver

Grégoire Colin

Man in the Metro

Holden Wong

Policeman 6

Alain Dahan

Immigration Officer

Vincent Maraval

Producer in Paris

Sébastien Beaulac

Policeman #3

Ossama Bawardi

Priest

François Girard

Policeman

Robert Higden

Policeman #2

Nael Kanj

Bishop

Raïa Haïdar

Woman in the park

Aldo Lopez

Policeman #4

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