It Must Be Heaven (2019)
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- 1h 42min
- Comedy, Drama
- 04 Dec 2019 (Belgium)
- Movie
Filmmaker Elia Suleiman travels to different cities and finds unexpected parallels to his homeland of Palestine.
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Writer:
Stars:
Awards:
- 6 wins & 18 nominations.
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Cast
| Elia Suleiman | ... |
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| Tarik Kopty | ... |
Old Neighbour
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Kareem Ghneim | ... |
Young Neighbour
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George Khleifi | ... |
Waiter in Restaurant
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| Ali Suliman | ... |
Brother 1 in Restaurant
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Faris Muqabaa | ... |
Brother 2 in Restaurant
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Yasmine Haj | ... |
Sister in Restaurant
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Asmaa Azaizeh | ... |
Bedouin Woman
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| Grégoire Colin | ... |
Man in Metro
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| Vincent Maraval | ... |
French Producer
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| Claire Dumas | ... |
Ambulance Woman
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| Antoine Cholet | ... |
Ambulance Man
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Eric Cornet | ... |
Homeless Man
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Yumi Narita | ... |
Japanese Woman
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Kengo Saito | ... |
Japanese Man
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| Stephen McHattie | ... |
Tarot Reader
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| Raia Haidar | ... |
Femen in Central Park
(as Raïa Haïdar)
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Fadi Sakr | ... |
Master of Ceremony
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| Kwasi Songui | ... |
New York Taxi Driver
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| Guy Sprung | ... |
Professor
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| Nancy Grant | ... |
American Producer
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| Alain Dahan | ... |
Airport Security Guard
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| Gael García Bernal | ... |
Gael García Bernal
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| Ossama Bawardi | ... |
Priest
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Wisam Zoabi | ... |
Priest
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Ghali Yamani | ... |
Gang Member
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Jude Heib | ... |
Gang Member
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Waseem Khoury | ... |
Gang Member
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Awsm Onallah | ... |
Gang Member
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Majd Awwad | ... |
Gang Member
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Bashar Masalha | ... |
Gang Member
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Akran Badra | ... |
Gang Member
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Ziad Jarjoura | ... |
Gang Member
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Fouad Abdel Hadi | ... |
Waiter in Café
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Jack Deek | ... |
Drunk Man
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Subhi Hussari | ... |
Policeman
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Amar Zidani | ... |
Policeman
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Baher Agbariya | ... |
Street Vendor
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Yuval Oren | ... |
Soldier
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Hani Shaheen | ... |
Soldier
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Marah Khamis | ... |
Blindfolded Girl
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Jamal Azar | ... |
Mover
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Ziad Abu Sinni | ... |
Mover
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Mathieu Samaille | ... |
Plane Pilot
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Julie Taillon | ... |
Air Hostess
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Virginie Belval-Nadeau | ... |
Air Hostess
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Gersende Welker | ... |
Parisian Pedestrian
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Célia Levadoux | ... |
Parisian Pedestrian
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Shirley Lonardo | ... |
Parisian Pedestrian
(as Cherley Raveau)
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Lisa Bournine | ... |
Parisian Pedestrian
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Marie Benati | ... |
Parisian Pedestrian
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Mathilda Galmot | ... |
Parisian Pedestrian
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Marie-Stella Perron D'ARC | ... |
Parisian Pedestrian
(as Marie Stella Perron)
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Maï Suan Lepage | ... |
Parisian Pedestrian
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Natascha Wiese | ... |
Parisian Pedestrian
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| Yasmine Hamdan | ... |
Parisian Pedestrian
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Marion Vienne | ... |
Parisian Pedestrian
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Maurane Szilagyi | ... |
Parisian Pedestrian
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Rebekah Dobbins | ... |
Parisian Pedestrian
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Karlie Schaphorst | ... |
Parisian Pedestrian
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Blandine Bourd | ... |
Parisian Pedestrian
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Christa Navagambota | ... |
Parisian Pedestrian
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Patricia Turchin | ... |
Parisian Pedestrian
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Floriane Desmaret | ... |
Parisian Pedestrian
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| Olivier Lin | ... |
Parisian Pedestrian
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Valentin Turchi | ... |
Parisian Pedestrian
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Jules Cellier | ... |
Parisian Pedestrian
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Laurent Desgrange | ... |
Parisian Pedestrian
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Antoine Lamouroux | ... |
Parisian Pedestrian
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Genji Kuno | ... |
Parisian Pedestrian
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Lucien Dugaz | ... |
Parisian Pedestrian
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Dehbia Djelil | ... |
Bistro Owner
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Saqlain Zaka | ... |
Rose Vendor
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Mathieu Lavergne | ... |
Policeman on Unicycle
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Jérôme Roze | ... |
Policeman on Unicycle
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Romain Candela | ... |
Policeman on Unicycle
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| Faouzi Bensaïdi | ... |
Man Running From Police
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| Slimane Dazi | ... |
Man Running From Police
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Romain Godenaire | ... |
Policeman on Roller Blades
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Flavien Du Peloux | ... |
Policeman on Roller Blades
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Frédéric Bukowski | ... |
Policeman on Roller Blades
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Brigitte Vallée | ... |
Woman on Wheelchair
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Romain Jouffroy | ... |
Priest
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Isabelle Tréhet | ... |
Homeless Woman in Metro
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Ugo Mahut | ... |
Policeman in Metro
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Joël Dupré La Tour | ... |
Policeman in Metro
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Pierre André | ... |
Policeman in Metro
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Yann Durel | ... |
Policeman in Metro
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Héloise Lacroix | ... |
Policewoman in Metro
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Candice Cartier | ... |
Republican Guard
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Johnny Cuny | ... |
Republican Guard
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Ricardo Dos Santos | ... |
Republican Guard
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Alexandre Erragne | ... |
Republican Guard
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Jean Girard | ... |
Republican Guard
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René Moreau | ... |
Republican Guard
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Sébastien Mossion | ... |
Republican Guard
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Guilhem Oursel | ... |
Republican Guard
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Jean-Pierre Ribes | ... |
Republican Guard
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Christian Miegakanda | ... |
Sanitation Worker
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Albert Menelik Tjamag | ... |
Sanitation Worker
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Delphine Le Moine | ... |
Producer's Assistant
(as Delphine Lemoine)
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Axel Chuchu | ... |
People in the Parisian Park
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Fabien Cael | ... |
People in the Parisian Park
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Yaxiong Chen | ... |
People in the Parisian Park
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Siena Miu | ... |
People in the Parisian Park
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Lisha Pu | ... |
People in the Parisian Park
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Hsiu Lan Phe | ... |
People in the Parisian Park
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Edouard Pennes | ... |
People in the Parisian Park
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Louise Rey | ... |
People in the Parisian Park
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Mahdi Ali Ali | ... |
People in the Parisian Park
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Bich Ly-Cuong | ... |
People in the Parisian Park
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Raphaël Chiquet | ... |
People in the Parisian Park
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Marlise Bété | ... |
Cleaning Lady
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Jean Maricot | ... |
Policeman at Bistro
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François Girard | ... |
Policeman at Bistro
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Harun Uyuklu | ... |
Policeman at Bistro
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Francis Guibet | ... |
Policeman at Bistro
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Angelo Aybar | ... |
Saxophonist
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| Alexis Lemay-Plamondon | ... |
People with Guns
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Lucson-Yves Claude | ... |
People with Guns
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Jonathan Michel Pipunic | ... |
People with Guns
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| Myriam De Bonville | ... |
People with Guns
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Nancy Blais | ... |
People with Guns
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Eleonore Plamondon | ... |
People with Guns
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Carmen Daou | ... |
Cashier
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Maryam Milani | ... |
Cashier
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Basil McKenna | ... |
Policeman in Park
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| Robert Higden | ... |
Policeman in Park
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| Daniel Bernatchez | ... |
Policeman in Park
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| Sebastien Beaulac | ... |
Policeman in Park
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Aldo Lopez | ... |
Policeman in Park
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| Stephen Mwinga | ... |
Policeman in Park
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Gabrielle Mankiewicz | ... |
US Producer's Receptionnist
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| Holden Wong | ... |
Policeman in Park
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Amélie Gagnon-Dupont | ... |
Woman with Dog
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Miro Lacasse | ... |
Death Man
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| Ahmad Hamdan | ... |
Falafel Vendor
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Alexie Legrendre | ... |
People in Halloween Costume
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Dian Khalil | ... |
People in Halloween Costume
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| Marie-Luce Gervais | ... |
People in Halloween Costume
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| Adrien Lessard | ... |
People in Halloween Costume
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Simon Dufresne | ... |
People in Halloween Costume
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Juliet Vauconstant | ... |
US Producer's Assistant
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L. Fernando Becerra Sánchez | ... |
Player in the park
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Walaa Eltiti |
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Yazeed Faruja |
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people in the Parisian park
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Nael Kanj | ... |
Bishop (uncredited)
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Daniel Naaser | ... |
Groom (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Elia Suleiman | ||
Written by
| Elia Suleiman | ... | () |
Produced by
| Baher Agbariya | ... | line producer |
| Zeynep Özbatur Atakan | ... | producer |
| Serge Catoire | ... | line producer |
| Martin Hampel | ... | producer |
| Hanaa Issa | ... | executive producer |
| Thanassis Karathanos | ... | producer |
| Jovan Marjanovic | ... | associate producer |
| Michel Merkt | ... | producer |
| Serge Noël | ... | producer |
| Laurine Pelassy | ... | producer |
| Gaetan Rousseau | ... | executive producer |
| Georges Schoucair | ... | co-producer |
| Elia Suleiman | ... | producer |
| Edouard Weil | ... | producer |
Cinematography by
| Sofian El Fani | ||
Editing by
| Véronique Lange | ||
Editorial Department
| Chrystel Alépée | ... | assistant editor |
| Marina Amaro | ... | dailies: M141 |
| Pierre Beautrait | ... | conformation: M141 |
| Peter Bernaers | ... | colorist |
| Justine Bernal | ... | lab supervisor: M141 |
| Thibault Carterot | ... | ceo: M141 |
| Patrice Goessant | ... | chief technical officer: M141 |
| Camille Happert | ... | deliveries: M141 |
| Mustapha Laatita | ... | workflow supervisor |
| Lp Langlois | ... | dailies assistant |
| Yannis Loussikoulou | ... | editing management: M141 |
| Cecile Portal | ... | deliveries: M141 |
| My Lan Nguyen Quang | ... | visual effects: M141 |
| Justine Robidoux | ... | colorist: dailies |
| Lucas Roy | ... | editing management: M141 |
| Artem Stretovych | ... | Assistant colorist: The Post Republic / digital intermediate supervisor: The Post Republic |
Casting By
| Richard Rousseau | ||
| Juna Suleiman | ||
Art Direction by
| Caroline Alder | ||
| Juna Suleiman | ||
Set Decoration by
| Elise de Blois | ||
| Mary Lynn Deachman | ... | decorator |
| Maha Haj | ||
| Marion Pages Gonzalo | ... | set decorator: France |
| Rabia Salifiti | ||
Costume Design by
| Alexia Crisp-Jones | ||
| Eric Poirier | ||
Makeup Department
| Julia Floch-Carbonel | ... | makeup artist |
| Grit Hildenbrand | ... | makeup artist |
| Sandrine Monnerie | ... | additional makeup artist |
Production Management
| Florent Cassiani-Ingoni | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Serge Catoire | ... | production manager |
| Eric Chabot | ... | production manager |
| Michel Croteau | ... | production manager |
| Léo Grignon | ... | assistant production manager |
| Aroub Hamed | ... | assistant production manager (as Hamed Aroub) |
| Eric Lebeau | ... | unit manager |
| Jean-Christophe Leborgne | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Elodie Lorquet | ... | assistant unit manager |
| Hugues Sauvagnac | ... | assistant production manager |
| Nicolas Thau | ... | Production Manager: Paradoxal |
| Valentin Tourdjman | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jeremy Peter Allen | ... | first assistant director |
| Barbara Canale | ... | first assistant director |
| Eric Chabot | ... | first assistant director |
| Julie Gamache-Maher | ... | second assistant director |
| Reem Jubran | ... | second assistant director |
| Gabrielle Mankiewicz | ... | key third assistant director: Canada |
| Ayesha Sheikh | ... | third assistant director |
| Jeanne Tassy | ... | second assistant director |
| Perle Tharinger | ... | crowd second assistant director |
| Marylou Weber | ... | third assistant director |
Art Department
| Hadrien Albert | ... | machiniste décoration |
| Sarah Rose Buchanan | ... | on set props |
| Annette Bélanger | ... | art dpt coordinator |
| Jules Souveton Flamme | ... | assistant art director |
| Hilal Jabareen | ... | property master |
| Bruno La Haye | ... | key props on set (as Bruno Lahaye) |
| Kim Maurice | ... | graphic designer |
| Vincent Morin | ... | illustrator |
| Emmanuel Muh | ... | assistant art director / set dresser |
| Frank Pitussi | ... | Property master France |
| Olivier Proulx | ... | Property master |
| Assaf Safori | ... | Art assistant |
| Jessica Surendorff | ... | assistant on-set props |
Sound Department
| Laure Bardou | ... | assistant adr engineer |
| Eric Chevallier | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Laure-Anne Darras | ... | sound editor |
| Johannes Doberenz | ... | sound |
| Lars Ginzel | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Marie Giustinati | ... | assistant foley recordist |
| Kai Hesselbarth | ... | assistant sound |
| Ange Hubert | ... | trainee assistant sound editor |
| Gwennolé Le Borgne | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Frédérique Liebaut | ... | adr supervisor (as Frédérique Liébaut) |
| Olivier Touche | ... | sound editor |
| Markus Wurster | ... | head audio technician |
Visual Effects by
| Samy Baudouin | ... | Data wrangler |
| Julie Bec | ... | visual effects project manager: Digital District |
| Alex Berthelot | ... | animator: Digital District |
| Federica Chinaglia | ... | visual effect coordinator assistant |
| David Danesi | ... | visual effects producer |
| Landry De Oliveira | ... | visual effects |
| Philippe Desfretier | ... | compositing artist: Digital District |
| Thomas Duval | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Thibaut Granier | ... | visual effects artist |
| Alice Imbert | ... | digital matte painter: Digital District |
| Sergey Kononenko | ... | cg supervisor: Digital District |
| Muneer Kunhappa | ... | rotoscope artist |
| Nicolas Lacroix | ... | visual effects producer |
| Loic Laurelut | ... | compositing supervisor |
| Emilien Lazaron | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Luddnel Magne | ... | digital compositor |
| Sonia Marques | ... | visual effects producer |
| Damien Mazurais | ... | digital compositor |
| Alexandre Meneux | ... | matte painting |
| Vion Nicolas | ... | visual effects artist |
| Lolet Ong | ... | vfx producer |
| Rutul Patel Nair | ... | visual effects producer: Digital District |
| Adeline Roosz | ... | digital compositor |
| Etienne Salançon | ... | compositing supervisor |
| Christian Salazar | ... | lighting artist: Digital District |
| Alexis Vieil | ... | visual effects producer |
| Florian Suc | ... | modeling (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Tyler Hall | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Gal Altschuler | ... | key grip / key grip: Nazareth |
| Mutaz Ayyad | ... | electrician / electrician: Nazareth |
| Mohamed Habib Ben Salem | ... | gaffer |
| Carole Bethuel | ... | still photographer |
| Julien Brumauld | ... | best boy: Paris |
| Ronald Casseus | ... | d.i.t./video assist: Montreal |
| Tinx Chan | ... | director of photography: New York |
| Julie Dakwar | ... | digital loader |
| Julien Gerard | ... | grip: Paris |
| Laurent Guerin | ... | still photographer |
| Thomas Handtke | ... | first assistant camera |
| Adrien Heylen | ... | data manager: Paris |
| Nicholas Kitai | ... | best boy: Nazareth |
| Omer Kvashne | ... | additional grip: Nazareth / assistant grip |
| François Legris | ... | gaffer: Montreal crew |
| Francois Marcouiller | ... | steadicam operator |
| Gerard Martin | ... | second assistant camera: Montreal |
| Henryk Olk | ... | electrician: Paris |
| Morvan Omnes | ... | key grip: Paris |
| Riyad Shammas | ... | second assistant camera |
| Florian Tinschert | ... | Key Grip: New York |
Casting Department
| Julie Breton | ... | extras casting |
| Amélie Covillard | ... | casting |
| Julie Pliouchtch | ... | additional cast and extras |
| Marine Pédeboscq | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Juna Suleiman | ... | casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Irène Bernaud | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Chris Issa | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Pauline Juille | ... | wardrobe |
| Eric Poirier | ... | Costume designer: Canada |
| Isabelle Savard | ... | Key dresser background |
Location Management
| Alexandre Bloch | ... | location scout |
| Isabelle Champeau | ... | key assistant location manager |
| Severine Deluc | ... | location scout |
| Séverine Deluc | ... | location manager |
| Hugues Sauvagnac | ... | assistant location manager |
Music Department
| Steve Bouyer | ... | music supervisor |
| Pascal Mayer | ... | music supervisor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Alex Mannessier | ... | script supervisor: Montreal (as Laurie Mannessier) |
Additional Crew
| Bruno Barde | ... | press |
| Julie Birnbaum | ... | production accountant |
| John-sebastien Cote | ... | armorer |
| Alexis Delage-Toriel | ... | press |
| Emmylou Derval | ... | production staff |
| Laetitia Dom | ... | production secretary |
| Aroub Hamed | ... | production coordinator (as Hamed Aroub) |
| Sophia Harb | ... | assistant |
| Baptiste Herment | ... | assistant production accountant |
| Madeleine Leveque | ... | production assistant |
| Alex Mannessier | ... | script supervisor: Montreal (as Laurie Mannessier) |
| Maxime Masson | ... | production assistant |
| Christin Meyer | ... | Co-Production Coordinator |
| Béatrice Moukhaiber | ... | production coordinator |
| Agnès Schmouker | ... | finance director |
| Chloé Thivierge | ... | production assistant |
| Pascal Tréguy | ... | head animal trainer |
Thanks
| Martin Scorsese | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
- Rectangle Productions (presents)
- Nazira Films (presents)
- Pallas Film (presents)
- Possibles Média (presents)
- Zeyno Film (presents)
- Doha Film Institute (in association with)
- Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) (co-production)
- ARTE (co-production)
- Turkish Radio & Television (TRT) (co-production)
- Wild Bunch (in association with)
- Le Pacte (in association with)
- Schortcut Films (in association with)
- Maison 4:3 (in association with)
- AFAC - The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (in association with)
- KNM (in association with)
- Eurimages (support)
- Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM) (support)
- Société de Développement des Entreprises Culturelles (SODEC) (support)
- Crédit d'Impôt Cinéma et Télévision (support)
- Crédit d'Impôt pour la Production Cinématographique ou Magnétoscopique Canadienne (support)
- L'Aide aux cinémas du monde (support)
- Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC) (support)
- Institut français (support)
- Téléfilm Canada (support)
- Filmförderungsanstalt (FFA) (support)
- Abbout Productions
- CN3 Productions
Distributors
- Academy 2 (2019) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Albatros Film (2021) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Film Europe (2020) (Czechia) (theatrical)
- Gusto entertainment (2019) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Hakka Distribution (2020) (Tunisia) (theatrical)
- Imovision (2019) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Le Pacte (2019) (France) (theatrical)
- Neue Visionen Filmverleih (2020) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Rosebud.21 (2020) (Greece) (theatrical)
- The Klockworx (2021) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Zeta Films (2020) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Cinenuovo (2019) (Hungary)
- Filmcoopi (2019) (Switzerland)
- Interior13 Cine (2020) (Colombia)
- Interior13 Cine (2020) (Mexico)
- Midas Filmes (2020) (Portugal)
- New Wave Films (2021) (United Kingdom)
- Potential Films (2020) (Australia)
- Potential Films (2020) (New Zealand)
- Wild Bunch (2019) (World-wide)
- good movies! (2020) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Digital District (Visual Effects)
Other Companies
- Freeway CAM B.V. (collection account management)
- Le Public Système (publicity)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Like a modern Jacques Tati with a hint of Buster Keaton, the director, writer, and actor, Elia Suleiman, embodies another silent version of himself, coming up with new, even subtler and more ingenious ways to portray the Palestinian ghettoisation. This time, in search of homeliness, Suleiman's alter ego travels from Nazareth to Europe, making the first stop at picturesque Paris to promote his movie, and then, off he goes to bustling New York City. There, he meets his friend, the actor, producer, and writer, Gael García Bernal, who is eager to lend a hand; however, it seems that his film is not Palestinian enough. But, when confronted with life's inherent absurdity, what else is there to do but sit back and stare in bewilderment? Written by Nick Riganas |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Official submission of Palestine for the 'Best International Feature Film' category of the 92nd Academy Awards in 2020. See more » |
| Quotes |
Professor:
First... Welcome to New York, It's good to have you here at our school. I will start by asking you to share with us your experience as a filmmaker and to speak about the ways of being and feeling that have or have not permitted you to achieve... the conditions of becoming what we call a citizen of the world. Is you sense, your identity... of place a thing of the past? Has your nomadic existence extinguished your love of one place? And extended it to a love of all places? In other words are you a perfect stranger? See more » |