It Must Be Heaven (Arabic: إن شئت كما في السماء, romanized: ʾin šiʾtu kamā fīs-samāʾ, lit. 'If you wish, as in heaven')[1] is a 2019 internationally co-produced comedy-drama film directed, written and starred by Elia Suleiman.[2] It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.[3][4]

It was selected as the Palestinian entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.[5]

Plot

A Palestinian man travels abroad. He encounters strange and familiar scenes.

Cast

Reception

As of October 2021, the film holds a 96% approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 49 reviews, with an average rating of 7.5/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "An entrancing blend of the poignant and the absurd, It Must Be Heaven finds writer-director Elia Suleiman returning to action in peak form."[6] On Metacritic, the film holds a rating of 69 out of 100, based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable".[7]

Awards

At the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, It Must Be Heaven received the Special Mention from the Main Competition Jury,[8][9] and the FIPRESCI Prize for Best Film In Competition.[10]

At the 2019 Brussels International Film Festival (BRIFF), the film was awarded 4,000 € in broadcasting rights in Belgium.[11]

See also

References

  1. ^ https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/4/112325/Cairo-Film-Society-Festival-announces-its-jury-members
  2. ^ "It Must Be Heaven". Cineuropa. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Cannes festival 2019: full list of films". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  4. ^ "The Screenings Guide 2019". 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  5. ^ Day, Emma (21 August 2019). "Oscars 2020: Filmmaker Elia Suleiman to represent Palestine in Best Foreign Language Film submission". The National. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
  6. ^ "It Must Be Heaven (2019)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
  7. ^ "It Must Be Heaven". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Bong Joon-ho's Parasite Wins the Palme d'Or at Cannes". Variety. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  9. ^ Pulver, Andrew (25 May 2019). "Bong Joon-ho's Parasite wins Palme d'Or at Cannes film festival". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  10. ^ "Cannes: 'It Must Be Heaven' Takes FIPRESCI Critics' Prize". The Hollywood Reporter. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  11. ^ "Awards 2019". BRIFF. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
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