Heaven Before I Die
{{Infobox film
| name = Heaven Before I Die
| image = Heaven Before I Die.jpg
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| director = Izidore Musallam
| producer = Steven Cole
| writer = Izidore Musallam
| story =
| starring =Andy Velasquez
Giancarlo Giannini
Omar Sharif
| music = George Brasovan
| cinematography = Mark Willis
| editing =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1997}}
| runtime =
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
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Heaven Before I Die is a 1997 indie comedy film written and directed by Izidore Musallam and starring Andy Velasquez, Giancarlo Giannini, Joanna Pacula, and Omar Sharif.{{cite news|last1=Mark Deming |title= Heaven Before I Die (1997) |url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/155027/Heaven-Before-I-Die/overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306121421/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/155027/Heaven-Before-I-Die/overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 March 2016|department=Movies & TV Dept. |work=The New York Times |date=2016 |access-date=9 June 2015}}{{cite news|last1=Deborah Young|title=Review: 'Heaven Before I Die'|url=https://variety.com/1997/film/reviews/heaven-before-i-die-1200450221/|access-date=29 June 2015|work=Variety|date=June 13, 1997}}{{cite book|last1=Ephraim Katz|author-link=Ephraim Katz|title=The Film Encyclopedia 6e: The Complete Guide to Film and the Film Industry |date=2 September 2008|publisher=HarperCollins, 2008 |isbn=978-0061432859}}
Plot
This is the story of an outcast named Jacob, a Palestinian. Jacob's feet are so turned out that he walks like Charlie Chaplin. He is different because of that and decides to emigrate from Palestine to Canada, where "everyone is equal". There everybody treats him kindly, and a thief specializing in stealing money from cash machines takes him into his home and treats him like a son, waitress Selma finds him a job as a Chaplin imitator, and "prophet" Khalil Gibran gives him wise advice. {{expand section|date=June 2015}}
Cast
- Andy Velasquez as Jacob
- Giancarlo Giannini as Thief
- Joanna Pacula as Selma
- Geoffrey Lower as Sterrea
- Burt Young as Pollof
- Omar Sharif as Kahlil Gibran
- Joseph Bologna
- Cherilee Taylor
- Leonard Cohen the part of Leonard Cohen was played by Toronto's Danny Marks
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0119270}}
Category:American comedy films
Category:1990s English-language films
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