Heaven Will Wait (2016)

Mélanie, 16 years old, lives with her mother. She likes going to school, her friends, playing the cello, and she wants to change the world. But when she meets a boy on the Internet and ... See full summary »

Director:

Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar

Writers:

Emilie Frèche (screenplay), Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar (screenplay)

Stars:

Noémie Merlant, Naomi Amarger, Sandrine Bonnaire

7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Noémie Merlant	...	Sonia Bouzaria
Naomi Amarger	...	Mélanie Thenot
Sandrine Bonnaire	...	Catherine Bouzaria
Clotilde Courau	...	Sylvie
Zinedine Soualem	...	Samir Bouzaria
Yvan Attal	...	Yvan, le père de Mélanie
Ariane Ascaride	...	La juge
Bruno Garcia	...	Homme groupe parents
Marine Béliard	...	Femme groupe parents
Samia Sassi	...	Femme groupe parents
Manu Rui Silva	...	Homme groupe parents
Karine Dogliani	...	Femme groupe parents
Valérie de Monza	...	Femme groupe parents
Bouzid Ghezali	...	Femme groupe parents
Dounia Bouzar	...	Dounia Bouzar, dans son propre rôle

Storyline

Mélanie, 16 years old, lives with her mother. She likes going to school, her friends, playing the cello, and she wants to change the world. But when she meets a boy on the Internet and falls in love with him, her world changes as she is gradually recruited by Daesh. Sonia is 17 years old, and she almost did something irrevocable to "guarantee" her family a place in paradise. These teenage girls might be called Anaïs, Manon or Leila, and one day they all might go some way down the recruitment process. But can they ever come back from it?

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Plot Keywords:

jihad | conversion to islam | islamism | niqab | reference to google earth | 

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Genres:

Drama

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User Reviews

Awesome performance, on point narrative on a very sensitive topic

Don't know much about Islam or jihadism, but this movie really hits you and teaches tou a lot about the subject. Performances are excellent, the narrative takes you step by step on the brainwashing journey these girls go through, where they'll loose everything they've known for a promise of a life after dead that will finally cost them every piece and connection that makes them human. Movie is slow yes, but it pays off. Highly recommended if you're not in a hurry or want watch something meaningful.

Details

Country:

France

Language:

French Arabic

Release Date:

5 October 2016 (France)

Also Known As:

El cielo esperará

Filming Locations:

Créteil, Val-de-Marne, France

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$1,981,458

Company Credits

Production Co:

Willow FIlms, Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC), France 2 Cinéma

Technical Specs

Runtime:

105 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1