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It Must Be Heaven

It Must Be Heaven

2019Movie⏱️ 1h 42m
ComedyDrama
6.9
IMDB Rating
6,110 votes

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

Director
Elia Suleiman
Writers
N/A
Stars
Elia Suleiman, Tarik Kopty, Kareem Ghneim
Release Date
December 10, 2025
Language
English, French, Arabic, Spanish, Hebrew, Japanese
Country
France, Qatar, Germany, Canada, Turkey, Occupied Palestinian Territory
🏆 6
Wins
🎯 18
Nominations
💬 36
Reviews
📋 16.1K
Watchlists
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🎭 Top Cast

Elia Suleiman
Elia Suleiman
as ES
Tarik Kopty
Tarik Kopty
as Old Neighbour
👤
Kareem Ghneim
as Young Neighbour
👤
George Khleifi
as Waiter in Restaurant
Ali Suliman
Ali Suliman
as Brother 1 in Restaurant
👤
Faris Muqabaa
as Brother 2 in Restaurant
👤
Yasmine Haj
as Sister in Restaurant
👤
Asmaa Azaizeh
as Bedouin Woman
Grégoire Colin
Grégoire Colin
as Man in Metro
Vincent Maraval
Vincent Maraval
as French Producer

💰 Box Office

$2,185,308
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.66 : 1
Color
Color
Filming Location
Nazareth, Israel
Production
Rectangle Productions, Nazira Films, Pallas Film

🏷️ Keywords

nazareth israel2010spalestinianpalestinepalestinian identity

🎯 Categories

ComedyDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Is Palestinian comedy an Oxymoron?
by conannz2019-08-05
7/10

"Maybe the best response for an absurdist situation is to reflect back that same puzzlement. I suspect the "p" word puts off many viewers who want to watch a film without too many arguments. The idea that some kind "Buster Keaton persona" could be present at so many bizarre situations without launching an obvious rant of some kind is a tidy conceit. Most of the time - that stance works. It does get stretched a bit thin as the locus moves from Nazareth to Paris and New York. Apparently Montreal was a location too but that wasn't obvious. That may have been intentional. ..."

💡 Did You Know?

Official submission of Palestine for the 'Best International Feature Film' category of the 92nd Academy Awards in 2020.

📖 Synopsis

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