Heaven on Earth

Heaven on Earth (2008)

  • 67% of critics liked it
    (6 reviews)

  • 48% of users liked it
    (449 ratings)

Award-winning filmmaker Deepa Mehta (Bollywood/Hollywood, Water) writes and directs this magic realist drama detailing the ill fated arranged marriage between a vibrant young Indian girl and her temperamental Canadian husband. Chand (Preita Zinta) is about to be married, and in order to celebrate… More

Unrated, 1 hr. 46 min.
Directed By
Deepa Mehta
Written By
Deepa Mehta, Deepa Mehta Saltzman
Genres
Art House & International, Drama
In Theaters
Sep 6, 2008 Wide
Mongrel Media

Critic Reviews

  • Peter Howell, Toronto Star

    A less assured filmmaker would have trouble reconciling reality with magic realism, but writer/director Mehta turns kitchen-sink drama into soaring metaphor.

  • Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail

    At best, magic realism is an intoxicating blend of the sweet and the bitter; in Heaven on Earth, it's a head-on collision with no survivors.

  • Peter Debruge, Variety

    Chipping away at the Indian institution of arranged marriage one feature at a time, Deepa Mehta brings her latest taboo-challenging critique home to Canada with Heaven on Earth.

  • Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter

    The Indian-born writer-director moves into the realm of the imagination and magic realism to concoct a strong artistic statement about the powers of the mind.

  • Bruce Kirkland, Jam! Movies

    I can sense the profound ambition that inspired Deepa Mehta to craft her drama Heaven on Earth. But her uneven film turns out to be deeply troubling.

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  • Sajin P


    In this ironically titled kitchen-sink drama, Deepa Mehta tries to uncover the plight of a Punjabi girl, Chand, who gets married abroad to an abusive husband and his unsympathetic family. Her new mother-in-law senses competition for her son's heart, wedging herself between the… More

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