Title of film : It Must Be Heaven

Director Name : ELIA SULEIMAN

Cast & crew :

Producer : Edouard WEIL, Laurine PELASSY, Elia SULEIMAN,Thanassis KARATHANOS, Martin HAMPEL, Serge NOEL

Editor : Veronique LANGE

Cast :

  1. 1. ELIA SULEIMAN
  2. 2. NEIGHBOUR SON and FATHER in Nazareth
  3. 3. PRODUCER in Paris
  4. 4. CARD READER in New York

Synopsis : ES escapes from Palestine seeking an alternative homeland, only to find that Palestine is trailing behind him. The promise of a new life turns into a comedy of errors: however far he travels, from Paris to New York, something always reminds him of home. From award-winning director Elia Suleiman, a comic saga exploring identity, nationality and belonging, in which ES asks the fundamental question: where is the place we can truly call home?

Director Bio : Born in Nazareth on July 28, 1960, Elia Suleiman lived in New York between 1981 and 1993. During this period, he directed his two first short films, Introduction to the End of an Argument and Homage by Assassination, which won him numerous prizes. His feature debut, Chronicle of a Disappearance, won the Best First Film award at the 1996 Venice Film Festival. In 2002, Divine Intervention won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and the Best Foreign Film prize at the European Awards in Rome. His feature, The Time That Remains, screened In Competition at the 2009 Cannes film Festival.

Filmography :

  1. 1. 7 DAYS IN HAVANAE ( 2012 )
  2. 2. CHACUN SON CINÉMA ( 2007 )
  3. 3. CYBER PALESTINE ( 2000 )