It Must Be Heaven
Release date: 2019-12-04
Votes: 170
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Filmmaker Elia Suleiman travels to different cities and finds unexpected parallels to his homeland of Palestine.
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SWITCH.
Filled with humour, pathos, eerie poetry and some of the driest slapstick you'll ever see, the endearing message of 'It Must Be Heaven' is that people are kooky all over the world, even if some countries offer their own unique brands of zaniness. - Jake Watt Read Jake's full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-it-must-be-heaven-a-lyrical-and-absurdist-trip-around-the-world
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