Heaven on Earth
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Deepa Mehta
Preity Zinta
Vansh Bhardwaj
Yanna Mcintosh
Gick Grewal
Geetika Sharma
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Synopsis
Chand, a young Indian bride leaves her home in India for Ontario, where her husband Rocky and his very traditional family await her arrival. Unfamiliar with her new surroundings and married life, she tries to adjust with equanimity and grace, but soon optimism turns to isolation as the family struggles and their collective frustration becomes palpable. To make matters worse, Rocky is expected to find the money to bring his extended family to Canada. Unable to express his anger, Chand bears the brunt of his repressed rage. Hope comes in the form of Rosa, a tough and savvy Jamaican woman who gives Chand a magical root and advises her to put it whatever her husband drinks as this would make him fall hopelessly in love with her. Chand's attempts with the magic root lead to surreal incidents and her life gradually begins to mirror an Indian fable involving a King Cobra.
Director
Deepa Mehta
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Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Muhr AsiaAfrica Feature Best Screenplay Award at the 2008 Dubai International Film Festival.
Winner of the Silver Hugo Award for Best Actress (Preity Zinta) at the 2008 Chicago International Film Festival.
Released in United States 2008
Released in United States October 2008
Released in United States December 2008
Released in United States January 2009
Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Special Presentations) September 25-October 10, 2008.
Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (Main Competition) October 16-29, 2008.
Shown at Dubai International Film Festival (Muhr AsiaAfrica Feature) December 11-18, 2008.
Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (World Cinema Now) January 6-19, 2009.
Inspired, in part, on the life of a Punjabi woman named Amandeep who appeared in the documentary "Let's Talk About It" (Canada/2006) directed by Deepa Mehta.
Released in United States 2008 (Shown at Vancouver International Film Festival (Special Presentations) September 25-October 10, 2008.)
Released in United States October 2008 (Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (Main Competition) October 16-29, 2008.)
Released in United States January 2009 (Shown at Palm Springs International Film Festival (World Cinema Now) January 6-19, 2009.)
Released in United States December 2008 (Shown at Dubai International Film Festival (Muhr AsiaAfrica Feature) December 11-18, 2008.)
