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Heaven Will Wait

Drama

Duration

1h 45m

Release

8 Sept 2016

Country

France

Language

French

Overview

Mélanie, 16 years old, lives with her mother. She likes going to school, her friends, playing the cello, and she wants to change the world. But when she meets a boy on the Internet and falls in love with him, her world changes as she is gradually recruited by Daesh. Sonia is 17 years old, and she almost did something irrevocable to “guarantee” her family a place in paradise. These teenage girls might be called Anaïs, Manon or Leila, and one day they all might go some way down the recruitment process. But can they ever come back from it?

Plot

Sonia is convinced that only jihad will get her and her family to heaven. Melanie plays the cello and wants to change the world, but after the death of her grandmother, she falls under the influence of a recruiter on the Internet.

Cast

Noémie MerlantNaomi AmargerSandrine Bonnaire

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 6.9/10

Details

Director

Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar

Writers

Emilie FrècheMarie-Castille Mention-Schaar

Awards

7 nominations total
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