It Must Be Heaven
Dec 04 2019
•2h 37m
•Comedy, Drama
Filmmaker Elia Suleiman travels to different cities and finds unexpected parallels to his homeland of Palestine.
Cast
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Elia Suleiman
E.S.
Ali Suliman
Mad Man
Gael García Bernal
Gael García Bernal
Stephen McHattie
Tarot Reader
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