It Must Be Heaven (2019)

Original title

إن شئت كما في السماء

Directed by

Elia Suleiman

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

Germany, France, Canada

Runtime

1h 37m

Rated

AA

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 179 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Palestinian filmmaker travels to Paris and New York, observing absurdities and contradictions in daily life. He encounters strange behavior and bureaucratic hurdles that mirror his own experiences back home.

slow-burndeadpanwryobservationaldryly humorouscontemplativesharp

What happens

It Must Be Heaven (Arabic: إن شئت كما في السماء, romanized: ʾin šiʾtu kamā fīs-samāʾ, lit. 'If you wish, as in heaven') is a 2019 internationally co-produced comedy-drama film directed, written and starred by Elia Suleiman. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. It was selected as the Palestinian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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