Name: It Must Be Heaven
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Documentary
Released: 2019-12-04
Duration: 1 h 43 min
Cast: Elia Suleiman, Ali Suliman, Gael García Bernal, Stephen McHattie, Kwasi Songui

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Filmmaker Elia Suleiman travels to different cities and finds unexpected parallels to his homeland of Palestine.

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Directed by: Elia Suleiman
Written by: Elia Suleiman
Produced by: Martin Hampel, Michel Merkt, Thanassis Karathanos
Music by: Olivier Touche, Lars Ginzel, Gwennolé Le Borgne

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Facts

December 4, 2019 · 1 h 43 min · Comedy, Drama, Documentary

Released: December 4, 2019
Runtime: 1 h 43 min
Genres: Comedy, Drama, Documentary
Original language: French
Also spoken: English, Arabic, Spanish, Hebrew
Made in: France, Germany, Qatar, Canada, Türkiye, Luxembourg, Lebanon
Available in: 27 countries

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Where can I stream It Must Be Heaven?

In the United States, you can rent or buy It Must Be Heaven from Google Play Movies and YouTube. It streams in 17 other countries, but not in the United States.

Is It Must Be Heaven worth watching?

65

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Mostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 65 (IMDb 6.9, Rotten Tomatoes 94%, and Metacritic 68). Critics rate it higher (81 out of 100) than audiences (67).

Will It Must Be Heaven make me laugh?

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Yes: the humor is mostly satire (8 of 10) and absurd humor (7 of 10).

Is It Must Be Heaven plot-driven or character-driven?

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Mostly character-driven: it leans on dialogue centrality (8 of 10) and character depth (6 of 10) more than on its plot.

Is It Must Be Heaven in English?

FrenchEnglishArabicSpanishHebrew

No, it was made in French, with some English, Arabic, Spanish, and Hebrew.