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As In Heaven

6.5

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Original title

Så som i himmelenaka

AKA

As It Is in Heaven

Year

2004

Running time

132 min.

Country

Sweden

Director

Kay Pollak

Screenwriter

Kay Pollak, Carin Pollak, Margaretha Pollak

Cast

Music

Stefan Nilsson

Cinematography

Harald Gunnar Paalgard

Producer

Sonet Film AB, GF Studios AB, Lefwander Kapitalförvaltning AB

Genre

Romance. Drama | Romantic Drama. Music. Small Town Life (Non-North American)

Synopsis

A successful international conductor suddenly interrups his career and returns alone to his childhood village in Norrland, in the far north of Sweden.It doesn't take long before he is asked to come and listen to the fragment of a church choir, which practises every Thursday in the parish hall. Just come along and give a little bit of good advice. He can't say no, and from that moment, nothing in the village is the same again. The choir develops and grows. He makes both friends and enemies. And he finds love.

Rankings Position

#83 Best Swedish Movies

Awards: 2004: Nominated for Oscar: Best Foreign Language Picture

2004: Guldbagge Awards (Sweden): 8 nominations

2005: European Film Awards: 2 Nominations including Best European Composer

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Critics' reviews

"Predictable Heaven still a joy to see. (...) It tells its tale of love, community and redemption with soap-operatic mood swings and a true believer's faith in the transcendent powers of music."

Amy Biancolli: Houston Chronicle

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Ranking Lists Position

54 My Favorite Swedish Movies (5)

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As In Heaven

2004

Kay Pollak

6.5

(1,518)