Heaven

R

Released Oct 4, 2002

1h 36m

Mystery & Thriller

List

73%

Tomatometer

88 Reviews

76%

Audience Score

5,000+ Ratings

Cate Blanchett stars as Philippa, a British teacher living in Turin, Italy, who has seen many friends, including her husband, fall victim to drug overdoses. Philippa has repeatedly contacted the police with information about Turin's biggest drug dealer but, complicit in his dealings, they have completely ignored her. So Philippa decides to dole out her own form of justice with a home-made bomb -- setting her off on a journey from young widow to fugitive on the run.

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Critics Consensus

The story is the weakest link in this gorgeous and well-acted film.

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Empire Magazine

Rated: 4/5

Dec 30, 2006

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Eleanor Ringel Cater

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Its compelling mix of trial movie, escape movie and unexpected fable ensures the film never feels draggy.

Rated: B

Nov 4, 2002

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Kathy Cano-Murillo

Arizona Republic

Heaven doesn't exactly reign on high, but it does make for a soul-searching experience.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 2, 2002

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David Walsh

World Socialist Web Site

A great deal of commotion is organized to conceal the fact that the filmmaker has little to say about contemporary life in general or even his own individual life and circumstances.

Feb 16, 2021

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Mike Massie

Gone With The Twins

Even the distresses of abandoning hope and wishing to pay for sins exhibit an artistry rarely found in these kinds of storylines (the kind involving vigilante justice).

Rated: 8/10

Sep 29, 2020

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Michael Dequina

TheMovieReport.com

Casts a poetic, otherworldly romantic spell.

Rated: 3.5/4

Dec 30, 2008

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Bipul n

Amazing movie. Real Acting. amazing use of Talent.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

09/01/22

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Audience Member

Brilliant movie. It had good, directing, acting, plot, cinematography, music, in fact it had the lot.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Audience Member

Utterly perfect film.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/17/23

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Audience Member

Let me praise the beautiful camera work. I got mush pleasure watching it with boxxy software. Italy looks beautiful through the lens here. It was definitely made by a great film maker. Some may say the pace is irrelevant. It isn't. The central story of intrigue and suspense is completely supplanted. Every time the camera takes the extra 2 or 3 seconds on a beautiful shot is like a 2 or 3 seconds commercial. In a very short order, the movie can ground to a halt and disrupting any flow it may achieve. This is half a film with a lot of fillers. It needs an editor, and a more meaty 3rd act.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/27/23

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Audience Member

Heaven is a soul searching experience about revenge and the heavy price it extracts. But it also strives to suave the wound through an exercise of love and loyalty.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/20/23

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Audience Member

Blanchett is riveting.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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Tom Tykwer

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Philippa

Giovanni Ribisi

Filippo

Remo Girone

Filippo's Father

Stefania Rocca

Regina

Alberto Di Stasio

The Prosecutor

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Synopsis

Cate Blanchett stars as Philippa, a British teacher living in Turin, Italy, who has seen many friends, including her husband, fall victim to drug overdoses. Philippa has repeatedly contacted the police with information about Turin's biggest drug dealer but, complicit in his dealings, they have completely ignored her. So Philippa decides to dole out her own form of justice with a home-made bomb -- setting her off on a journey from young widow to fugitive on the run.

Director: Tom Tykwer
Producer: Anthony Minghella, Maria Köpf, Frédérique Dumas-Zajdela, William Horberg, Stefan Arndt
Screenwriter: Krzysztof Kieslowski, Krzysztof Piesiewicz
Distributor: Miramax Films
Production Co: Mirage Enterprises, X-Filme Creative Pool, Star Edizioni Cinematografiche
Rating: R (Scene of Sexuality)
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 4, 2002, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): May 23, 2016
Box Office (Gross USA): $774.3K
Runtime: 1h 36m
Sound Mix: Dolby Stereo, Dolby Digital, Dolby A, Surround, Dolby SR
Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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