Heaven on Earth (2008)
- Original title
- Videsh
- Directed by
- Deepa Mehta
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Rating
- 3.4 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young Punjabi woman moves to Canada after an arranged marriage. She faces abuse from her husband and tries to find her own strength.
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What happens
Heaven on Earth a.k.a. Videsh is a 2008 Canadian film directed and written by Deepa Mehta. Preity Zinta plays the leading role of Chand, a young Indian Punjabi woman who finds herself in an abusive arranged marriage with an Indo-Canadian man, played by theatre actor Vansh Bhardwaj. The film released in India dubbed into Hindi under the title Videsh. Zinta received unanimous acclaim for her performance in both Canada and India. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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