The Discovery of Heaven
Coincidence doesn't exist, everything happens for a reason.
Genres
Overview
Disappointed with humanity, God wants to revoke his contract with humanity and wants to take back the stone tablets containing the ten commandments. To this end an angel is sent out to affect the personal lives of three humans so an appropriate child may be conceived.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
127 min
Release Date
2001-10-01
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
31
Vote Average
6.5
Stephen Fry
Onno Quist
Greg Wise
Max Delius
Neil Newbon
Quinten Quist - 16 years
Will Bowden
Angel
Jeroen Krabbé
Gabriel
Flora Montgomery
Ada Brons
Dimitris Philippou
Quinten Quist - 4 years
Diana Quick
Sophia Brons
Gillian Barge
Onno's mother
Nettie Blanken
Coba
Victoria Carling
Margareth Quist
Loïs Dols de Jong
Granddaughter Quist
John Franklyn-Robbins
Onno's father
Geraldine Alexander
Trees Quist
Nicholas Palliser
Diederik Quist
Emma Fielding
Helga
Sean Harris
Bart Bork
Maureen Lipman
Figure 1
Molly Hallam
Red Haired Protestor
Alex Lowe
Police Man
Rodney Baddell
Police Officer
Rob van de Meeberg
Oswald Brons
Heather Weeks
Female Student
Kumari Simmons
Girl in Auditorium
Valeriano Ramirez Monteco
1st Cuban
Jesus Hernandez Diaz
2nd Cuban
Krijn ter Braak
Man in Auditorium
Michael Cronin
War Documentation
Paloma Calle
1st Female Soldier - Cuba
Edwin de Vries
Desk Soldier - Cuba
Vanessa Lozano
2nd Female Soldier - Cuba
Inday Ba
Maria
Javier Lago
Revolutionary Speaker
Ramon Camín
Waiter - Cuba
Neville Phillips
City Official
Truus te Selle
Hospital Nurse
David Allister
Neurologist
Petra Laseur
Nurse at Birth
Timothy Bateson
Mr. Keller
Sheila Shand Gibbs
Mrs. Keller
Marjolein Sligte
Selma Kern
Clive Merrison
Theo Kern
Monique van de Ven
Ada's Nurse
Lars Oostveen
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Philip Bowen
Politician
Terence Harvey
Party Chief
Daniël Boissevain
Helga's Killer
Sarah Winman
Ankie
Simon Greiff
Floris
Achille Brugnini
Elderly Man
Leon Lissek
Hotel Owner
Taly Shalom-Ezer
Security Guard Officer
Harry Landis
Ibrahim
Manex Recarte
Israeli Soldier
Ellen Vogel
Max's Mother
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