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The Discovery of Heaven (2001)

150 min  -  Drama | Fantasy   -  25 October 2001 (Netherlands)
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God is disappointed with the human race and wants his stone tablets back. An angel is given the assignment and... See full summary »

Director:

Jeroen Krabbé

Writers:

Harry Mulisch (novel), Edwin de Vries

Stars:

Maureen Lipman, Will Bowden and Jeroen Krabbé
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The Discovery of Heaven -- This fantasy tale tells the story of God's wish to regain the Ten Commandments. To do so, his Angels must create a human being intelligent enough to find the Tablets who is also willing to sacrifice his life in order to return the Tablets to Heaven.
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Maureen Lipman Maureen Lipman ...
Figure 1
Will Bowden ...
Angel (as Viv Weatherall)
Jeroen Krabbé ...
Gabriel (as Jeroen Krabbe)
Stephen Fry ...
Onno
Gillian Barge Gillian Barge ...
Onno's mother
Nettie Blanken Nettie Blanken ...
Coba
Victoria Carling Victoria Carling ...
Margareth Quist
Lois de Jong Lois de Jong ...
Granddaughter Quist (as Loïs de Jong)
John Franklyn-Robbins John Franklyn-Robbins ...
Onno's father (as John Franklyn Robbins)
Geraldine Alexander Geraldine Alexander ...
Trees Quist
Nicholas Palliser Nicholas Palliser ...
Diederik Quist
Greg Wise ...
Max
Emma Fielding Emma Fielding ...
Helga
Sean Harris ...
Bart Bork
Molly Hallam ...
Red Haired Protestor
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Storyline

God is disappointed with the human race and wants his stone tablets back. An angel is given the assignment and, with Gabriëls help, tries to manipulate several humans on earth to get his job done. But humans have a will of their own... Written by Anonymous  

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Plot Keywords:

Angel | Faith | Friendship | Cellist | Heaven  | See more »

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Toeval bestaat niet, alles gebeurt met een reden See more »

Genres:

Drama | Fantasy

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Country:

UK | Netherlands

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

De ontdekking van de hemel See more »

Filming Locations:

's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands See more »

Box Office

Budget:

NLG 20,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

€3,607,353 (Netherlands)
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Kanzaman, Meespierson Film CV, Mulholland Pictures BV See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

After all the auditions for 16-year-old Quinten were done without much success, Jeroen Krabbé stared out of the window and Neil Newbon happened to pass by. "That's what Quinten should look like" he mumbled, not yet knowing the guy was an actor. See more »

Quotes

Max: I've discovered you, you bastards!
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Connections

Referenced in "Brows Held High: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (#1.11)" (2011) See more »