''Heaven Will Wait'' (french: Le Ciel attendra) is a 2016 French

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar (born 26 January 1963) is a French film director, producer and screenwriter. She is most noted for her 2016 film ''Heaven Will Wait (Le Ciel attendra)'', for which she was a nominee for the Lumières Award for Best Sc ...

. It was selected to be screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the

2016 Toronto International Film Festival The 41st annual Toronto International Film Festival was held from 8 to 18 September 2016. The first announcement of films to be screened at the festival took place on 26 July. Almost 400 films were shown. Awards The festival's final awards were ...

Cast and characters

Noémie Merlant Noémie Merlant (; born 27 November 1988) is a French actress and director. She has been nominated for her performances twice at the César Awards, including a nomination for her breakout role in ''Portrait of a Lady on Fire''. Career Merlant w ...

as Sonia Bouzaria * Naomi Amarger as Mélanie Thenot * Sandrine Bonnaire as Catherine * Clotilde Courau as Sylvie *

Zinedine Soualem Zinedine Soualem (born 17 April 1957) is a French actor. He has appeared in at least five films directed by Cédric Klapisch. Personal life Soualem is Algerian by ancestry, and was at one point married to the actress Hiam Abbass Hiam Abba ...

as Samir * Dounia Bouzar as herself *

Ariane Ascaride Ariane Ascaride (born 10 October 1954) is a French actress and screenwriter. She has appeared in films such as '' Marius et Jeannette'' (''Marius and Jeannette''), '' Ma vraie vie à Rouen'' (''The True Story of My Life in Rouen''; USA, ''My Lif ...

* Yvan Attal

Reception

Allan Hunter of ''

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'' wrote that while the film "lack subtlety in places, it still successfully evokes the human heartbreak beneath the news headlines."

Accolades

References

External links

* 2016 films 2016 drama films French drama films 2010s French-language films Films directed by Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar 2010s French films {{2010s-France-film-stub