It Must Be Heaven
Filmmaker Elia Suleiman travels to different cities and finds unexpected parallels to his homeland of Palestine.
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Cast
30 people
Elia Suleiman
E.S.
Known for
Divine Intervention
The Time That Remains
Ali Suliman
Mad Man
Known for
Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan
Lone Survivor
Gael García Bernal
Gael García Bernal
Known for
Coco
Old
Stephen McHattie
Tarot Reader
Known for
Pontypool
300
Kwasi Songui
New York Taxi Driver
Known for
Blue Mountain State
The Walk
Grégoire Colin
Man in the Metro
Known for
MobLand
Women at War
Holden Wong
Policeman 6
Known for
The Guide to the Perfect Family
Alain Dahan
Immigration Officer
Also in
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Pieces of a Woman
Vincent Maraval
Producer in Paris
Known for
Love
Our Ties
Sébastien Beaulac
Policeman #3
Known for
Red Rooms
Antigone
Ossama Bawardi
Priest
Known for
Wajib
François Girard
Policeman
Known for
La Révolution
The Beauty
Elia Suleiman Director · Sofian El Fani Cinematographer Véronique Lange Editor
United States release December 10, 2025 · Produced in France, Germany, Qatar, Canada, Türkiye, Luxembourg, Lebanon, Israel · Languages Arabic, English, French, Hebrew, Spanish
Production
Rectangle Productions
Production
Nazira Films
Production
Pallas Film
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Zeyno Film
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Possibles Média
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DFI
Production
ZDF/Arte
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TRT
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CN3 Productions
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Wild Bunch
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Schortcut Films
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Maison 4:3
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AFAC
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KNM
Production
France · Germany · Qatar · Canada · Türkiye · Luxembourg · Lebanon · Israel
Produced in
Languages
Original title
إن شئت كما في السماء
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English · French · Hebrew · Spanish
Release dates
France · May 24, 2019
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
France · December 4, 2019
Theatrical · Visa CNC 149394
United States · December 10, 2025
Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
United States
October 9, 2019 · Premiere · Chicago International Film Festival
Australia
December 10, 2025 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
Austria
January 17, 2020 · Digital
December 10, 2025 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
Belgium
December 4, 2019 · Limited theatrical
Canada
September 12, 2019 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
July 7, 2020 · Limited theatrical
December 10, 2025 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
Czechia
June 11, 2020 · Theatrical
Germany
January 16, 2020 · Theatrical
December 10, 2025 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
Greece
October 8, 2020 · Theatrical
Hungary
February 20, 2020 · Digital
Ireland
June 18, 2021 · Digital
December 10, 2025 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
Italy
December 5, 2019 · Theatrical
Japan
November 7, 2020 · Digital
Luxembourg
December 4, 2019 · Theatrical
Netherlands
December 4, 2019 · Limited theatrical
New Zealand
December 10, 2025 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
Poland
January 10, 2020 · Theatrical
Portugal
July 2, 2020 · Theatrical
Slovakia
June 11, 2020 · Theatrical
South Korea
October 9, 2019 · Premiere · Busan International Film Festival
June 20, 2025 · Digital · Collectio
Spain
December 10, 2025 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
Taiwan
March 6, 2020 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 9, 2019 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
June 18, 2021 · Limited theatrical
June 18, 2021 · Digital
December 10, 2025 · Digital · Letterboxd Video Store
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