Heaven Will Wait

2016 French drama film

Emilie Frèche
Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar

Produced byMarie-Castille Mention-SchaarStarring

Noémie Merlant
Naomi Amarger
Sandrine Bonnaire
Clotilde Courau
Zinedine Soualem

CinematographyMyriam VinocourEdited byBenoît QuinonDistributed byUGC Distribution

Release dates

8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) (Locarno)
5 October 2016 (2016-10-05) (France)

Running time

104 minutesCountryFranceLanguageFrenchBox 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 and characters

Noémie Merlant as Sonia Bouzaria
Naomi Amarger as Mélanie Thenot
Sandrine Bonnaire as Catherine
Clotilde Courau as Sylvie
Zinedine Soualem as Samir
Dounia Bouzar as herself
Ariane Ascaride
Yvan Attal

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

Award / Film Festival	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
César Awards	Most Promising Actress	Noémie Merlant	Nominated
Lumières Awards	Best Female Revelation	Naomi Amarger	Nominated
	Best Female Revelation	Noémie Merlant	Nominated
	Best Screenplay	Emilie Frèche and Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar	Nominated

References

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