IT MUST BE HEAVEN Director Q&A | TIFF 2019

A church in Nazareth with a door that won't open. A deserted Paris. A New York supermarket with as many guns as fresh produce. In his fifth feature, which garnered a Jury Special Mention at this year's Cannes, Elia Suleiman, a famed figure in Palestinian cinema, explores the world with his trademark, wide-eyed wonder - one that, here, belies an incisive critique of nationalism and identity.
Suleiman once again stars in his own film, personally investigating the meanings of being in exile and in search of a home. Opening in his native Palestine before moving to Paris and then New York, It Must Be Heaven comprises comedic vignettes, some darker than others. Suleiman embellishes small details in each, his style edging ever closer to the surreal, in an attempt to capture the experience of a perpetual outsider, and to suggest that normality is highly circumstantial, and often absurd. He also points to how biases in the real world are equally present in the film world, as It Must Be Heaven loosely follows Suleiman's quest to get his film funded - Gael García Bernal, also at this year's Festival with Chicuarotes and starring in Wasp Network, makes a cameo - with one French producer telling Suleiman his idea "isn't Palestinian enough."
With a screen presence that has been compared to Buster Keaton's, Suleiman lends a detached bemusement to his observation of the minute oddities of daily life - which, when reflected on, reveal so much more than most would like to admit.

[@ahmadel-hindi1930]

Very good movie This guy is briliant I hope to see more from him

[@bobzaini2163]

The movie is incredibly great

[@mmd000]

Lovely from Turkey:) i have like so much Suleiman's film.

[@user-uu5jf3jo3o]

1:00 Yesss! I did sometimes wondered: “How could he know?”. It’s obvious that he knows these cities’ routines.

[@sabhinesh8332]

Nice movie and lucky if you have caught this movie in biffes!!

[@maimohamed3590]

😌👌👌

[@gustavoandrade378]

This movie is very good

[@NeethuSana]

❤️

[@oxiary]

REALLY GOOD FILM.

[@user-bg2qy4nw6p]

I wanna watch it. Where did you watch it from?

[@kelsoamistad9145]

This must be a beautiful movie, my guess is as good as yours.

[@diwanmal2335]

Tiff pls tell me who is she ?

[@diwanmal2335]

Who is the hot interviewer??

[@yamam3736]

The movie is funny in a special way, pretty good movie. It's my first time that I've watched a film by Arabian director, and it's great experience not like I thought because actually n usually Arabian cinema sucks.

[@abdalla2000egy]

So on what basis exactly do you say "usually" Arabian cinema sucks if this is your first one to watch?!! :|

[@yamam3736]

@@abdalla2000egy no this is not the first Arabian movie I ever watched, what I meant that This is the first Arabian movie that I like and told my friends about it, I was stunned by it when I first watched it... and yeah the Arabian cinema is sucks but not this movie.

[@christinanijim3870]

I advise you to watch films directed by Nadine Labaki. “Caramel “ “where do we go now” “Capernaum”

[@yamam3736]

@@christinanijim3870 I've watched capernaum, and I think it's overrated, it's fine in general, she didn't focus on the main story..plus it's too sad like there's not hope at all😂 but it was good experience though.looking forward to watch the rest.💞

[@christinanijim3870]

@@yamam3736 unfortunately dear in our parts of the world, we are dead to life . And so she wasn’t exaggerating

[@user-cc6nv6rw3h]

i didnt like this film it was long and unfunny . the timing of the jokes didnt work and there was no dialog for a long time , when there was dialog it was better of a silent film . the only good thing was some good frames and scenes, good engels and positions. other then this it was bad.

[@Alfavideo]

sizin yaptğınız filmin ta amq normalde kimse bu filmin getirisi ve başarısı olmayacağını bilip destek vermez. ama amaç ve niyet belli olduğu için bomboş bir film ve geröek olmayacak hayaller peşindeomboş bir film ve geröek olmayacak hayaller peşindeomboş bir film ve geröek olmayacak hayaller peşinde