Heaven Will Wait
Drama
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?
VIBE
A chillingly realistic portrayal of how vulnerability can be exploited. It feels like a slow descent into a terrifying reality, leaving you with a profound sense of unease and sorrow for lost youth.
intenseunsettlingtragicsombersteadysocial realismcharacter-driven dramaarthouseradicalizationloss of innocencemanipulationidentity
woman director
