It Must Be Heaven

In skillfully arranged cinematic tableaus, the modern Buster Keaton presents his critique of the current zeitgeist. Before the eye of the silent observer, the mundane comes to a whimsical climax and exposes the absurdity of the present. "Suleiman’s gift is his ability to convey this uneasiness in the lightest of terms, making each scene an amusing encounter between his silent Everyman and the oddities around him. " (hollywoodreporter.com)

Keywords

  • BRIFF
  • Cannes: En compétition
  • Festival de Cannes
  • Festival de Cannes - Tax Shelter
  • humor
  • middle east
  • politics
  • quirky

Actors

  • Elia Suleiman
  • Gael Garcia Bernal
  • Kareem Ghneim
  • Tarik Kopty
  • Ali Suleiman

Director

  • Elia Suleiman

Comedy


1h 42min


tous publics

HE


NL

FR

Canada
France
Germany
Palestine, State of
Qatar
Turkey
2019
From Nazareth to Paris and on to America, Palestinian filmmaker and actor Elia Suleiman searches for the future of his homeland.

From Nazareth to Paris and on to America, Palestinian filmmaker and actor Elia Suleiman searches for the future of his homeland.


In skillfully arranged cinematic tableaus, the modern Buster Keaton presents his critique of the current zeitgeist. Before the eye of the silent observer, the mundane comes to a whimsical climax and exposes the absurdity of the present.


"Suleiman’s gift is his ability to convey this uneasiness in the lightest of terms, making each scene an amusing encounter between his silent Everyman and the oddities around him. " (hollywoodreporter.com)

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Cast & Crew