Heaven Will Wait

Heaven Will Wait
Film poster
Directed by Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar
Produced by Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar
Written by Emilie Frèche
Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar
Starring Noémie Merlant
Naomi Amarger
Sandrine Bonnaire
Clotilde Courau
Zinedine Soualem
Cinematography Myriam Vinocour
Edited by Benoît Quinon
Distributed by UGC Distribution
Release date
  • 8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) (Locarno)
  • 5 October 2016 (2016-10-05) (France)
Running time
 104 minutes
Country France
Language French
Box office $2 million[1]

Heaven Will Wait (French: Le Ciel attendra) is a 2016 French drama film directed by Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar.[2] It was selected to be screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]

Cast

Reception

Allan Hunter of Screen Daily wrote that while the film "lack[s] subtlety in places, it still successfully evokes the human heartbreak beneath the news headlines."[4]

Accolades

Cast and director at a premiere.
Award / Film Festival Category Recipients and nominees Result
César Awards Most Promising Actress Noémie Merlant Nominated
Lumières Awards Most Promising Actress Naomi Amarger Nominated
Noémie Merlant Nominated
Best Screenplay Emilie Frèche and Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar Nominated

References

  1. ↑ "Le ciel attendra (Heaven Will Wait)". Box Office Mojo.
  2. ↑ "Locarno Film Review: 'Heaven Will Wait'". Variety. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Toronto unveils City To City, World Cinema, Masters line-ups". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "'Heaven Will Wait': Locarno Review". Screen International. 9 August 2016.
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