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IT MUST BE HEAVEN

By Elia SULEIMAN

AURORA FILMS (POLAND) - as DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, Airline

Black comedy - Completed 2019

Festivals
& Awards

Festival de Cannes 2019

Competition Special Mention

- Year of production
- 2019
- Genres
- Black comedy
- Countries
- FRANCE, CANADA, TURKEY
- Languages
- FRENCH, ENGLISH, ARABIC
- Duration
- 97 mn
- Director(s)
- Elia SULEIMAN
- Cast
- Elia SULEIMAN
- Synopsis
- Elia Suleiman, the central character and narrator, escapes from Palestine seeking an alternative homeland, only to realize that Palestine is always there, just behind him. The promise of a new life soon turns into a comedy of errors. However far he travels, from Paris to New York, something reminds him home: the police, border controls and racism are never far away… And while he does everything he can to integrate into a new society, trying to erase the traces of his nationality, everyone constantly reminds him of where he has come from. As he wanders and wonders, through searching and self-searching, Elia Suleiman asks the fundamental question: where can we truly call home? From award-winning director Elia Suleiman, a burlesque saga exploring identity, nationality and belonging… in which humour brings new hope for others and for Suleiman himself.