Himlen falder


1h 40m 2009

Brief Synopsis

Sara was removed from her family at age 11 and placed in foster care. Now 28, she receives word that her biological mother has died. Despite her resistance to dig into her unresolved past, she attends the funeral and wants to see her older brother, Danni. They were close as kids, but Sara soon reali

Film Details

Also Known As
When Heaven Falls
Genre
Drama
Family
Foreign
Release Date
2009
Production Company
Danish Film Institute (Dfi); Trustnordisk; Zentropa Entertainment
Distribution Company
Nordisk Film; Nordisk Film; Nordisk Film Biografer (Denmark)

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 40m

Synopsis

Sara was removed from her family at age 11 and placed in foster care. Now 28, she receives word that her biological mother has died. Despite her resistance to dig into her unresolved past, she attends the funeral and wants to see her older brother, Danni. They were close as kids, but Sara soon realizes that neither Danni nor their father, Kjeld, can recognize her and she decides to keep quiet about her identity. Her plan is to see her brother and then quickly return to Copenhagen. The plan changes when she finds out that she has two younger sisters. Keeping watch on her father's house, Sara soon discovers that what is happening there goes back to her childhood.

Film Details

Also Known As
When Heaven Falls
Genre
Drama
Family
Foreign
Release Date
2009
Production Company
Danish Film Institute (Dfi); Trustnordisk; Zentropa Entertainment
Distribution Company
Nordisk Film; Nordisk Film; Nordisk Film Biografer (Denmark)

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 40m

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Miscellaneous Notes

Feature directorial debut for Manyar I Parwani.