Heaven Will Wait

Heaven Will Wait

105 mins | Drama | Sept. 8, 2016

Mélanie, 16 years old, lives with her mother. She likes going to school, her friends, playing the cello, and she wants to change the world. But when she meets a boy on the Internet and falls in love with him, her world changes as she is gradually recruited by Daesh. Sonia is 17 years old, and she almost did something irrevocable to “guarantee” her family a place in paradise. These teenage girls might be called Anaïs, Manon or Leila, and one day they all might go some way down the recruitment process. But can they ever come back from it?

Heaven Will Wait

105 mins | Drama | Sept. 8, 2016

Heaven Will Wait
Mélanie, 16 years old, lives with her mother. She likes going to school, her friends, playing the cello, and she wants to change the world. But when she meets a boy on the Internet and falls in love with him, her world changes as she is gradually recruited by Daesh. Sonia is 17 years old, and she almost did something irrevocable to “guarantee” her family a place in paradise. These teenage girls might be called Anaïs, Manon or Leila, and one day they all might go some way down the recruitment process. But can they ever come back from it?
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers France 2 Cinéma, UGC Distribution, Willow Films
Original title Le ciel attendra
Directors Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar
Writers Émilie Frèche, Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar

Cast

Noémie Merlant

as Sonia Bouzaria

Naomi Amarger

as Mélanie Thenot

Sandrine Bonnaire

as Catherine Bouzaria

Clotilde Courau

as Sylvie Thenot

Zinedine Soualem

as Samir Bouzaria

Yvan Attal

as Yvan Thenot

Ariane Ascaride

as Judge

Samia Sassi

as Parent group woman

Karine Dogliani

as Parent group woman

Bruno García

as Parent group man

Marine Béliard

as Parent group woman

Manu Rui Silva

as Parent group man

Valérie de Monza

as Parent group woman

Dounia Bouzar

as Dounia Bouzar

Agnès Regolo

as Sonia's aunt

Mourad Frarema

as DGSI man

Yamina Meghraoui

as Hairdressing salon employee

Souad Arsane

as Souad

Camille Aguilar

as Pauline

Margaux Fabre

as Melanie's friend

Manon Tournier

as Melanie's friend

Jeanne Cellard

as Mélanie's grandmother

Robin Clive

as Buddy

Stéphane Bak

as Buddy

Sofia Lesaffre

as Jamila

Stéphane Dubet

as Journalist

Hélène Stadnicki

as Auxiliary police in Aix

Léo Poulet

as Educator

Violette Barratier

as Group girl

Lauriane Riquet

as Group girl

Elisa Noyez

as Group girl

Sandra Codrean

as Group girl

Lauréna Thellier

as Group girl

Najaa Bensaid

as Group girl

Xavier Maly

as Chief of staff

Abdel-Akim Mebtouche

as Abou Hussein

Lila Makhlouf

as Sister driving

Catherine Artigala

as Mrs Chedru

Morgane Enselme

as Sister Sonia

Alex Skarbek

as Customs officer