Srdjan Dragojevic’s HEAVENS ABOVE, has a beautifully eccentric Jean-Pierre Jeunet feel.
Director Srdjan Dragojevic, describes HEAVENS ABOVE as his most accessible film yet: "I believe that this film carries strong potential for cinema audiences all over the world. Because, I still believe in cinema. In communicative, funny, compelling cinema for average working women and men.”
A freak accident changes the life of a simple kindhearted man.
Synopsis: Stojan (Goran Navojec) is as dull and simple as he is kindhearted. When a freak accident changing a light bulb puts a glowing halo above his head, he quickly becomes the new attraction around town. His strong-willed wife Nada (Ksenia Marinkovic) isn’t at all amused about the unwanted attention amongst their neighbors. After several tries, nothing can remove the shining annoyance and turn her husband back to his former unremarkable self. Stojan, the unwilling saint, begins to like his new lifestyle and quickly turns to sinister crimes…
HEAVENS ABOVE is a dark comedy told through three stories of one family and spanning over three decades...
HEAVENS ABOVE is a dark comedy told through three stories of one family and spanning over three decades (1993, 2001, 2026). The film explores the impact of miracles on modern society. Numerous characters reappear, intertwine, and affect each other’s destinies in increasingly bizarre circumstances. Director Srdjan Dragojevic delivers a wild and grotesque perspective on post-socialist Eastern Europe that succeeds in showing the dark sides of progressive thinking patterns.
HEAVENS ABOVE was produced by Serbian company DELIRIUM d.o.o., located in Belgrade.
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