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As it is in Heaven

This Swedish movie tells the tale of a successful international composer, who decides to chuck it all in and return to his childhood rural village. Due to the difference in social standing, he is initially an outcast, but then the local choir asks him for some help. That unfortunately leads him into conflict with the religious leaders, as he brings new ideas to a small community, and they teach him a few things about life. In Swedish with English subtitles.

129 minutes, No persons under 13 (Language, Violence)
Drama, Romance, On the art circuit

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Credits
Cast	Michael Nyqvist, Frida Hallgren, Lennart Jähkel, Ingela Olsson, Niklas Falk, Helen Sjöholm, Ylva Lööf, Per Morberg
Director	Kay Pollak
Screenplay	Kay Pollak, Anders Nyberg, Ola Losson, Carin Pollak, Margeretha Pollak
Music	Stefan Nilsson
Cinematography	Harald Gunnar Paalgard
Editing	Tomas Täng
Sound formats	Dolby SR, DTS
Soundtrack	Not available
Made in	2004
Produced by	Sonet Film AB, GF Studios AB
SA Distributor	Ster-Kinekor

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FPB Report (SA)
Genre	Drama
Language	Strong in context, strong blasphemy, but in context
Nudity	Infrequent, non-sexual context
Sex	Sexual innuendo
Violence	Some strong scenes
Prejudice	Mild
Blasphemy
Drug abuse
Comments	Some disturbing violent elements of domestic violence — a husband beating his wife. Very uplifting drama overall.
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Ratings

Scale (Max)	20
South African Media
Cape Argus/The StarGeraldine Fröhling	15
Die BurgerLaetitia Pople	20
Mail & GuardianShaun de Waal	14
SA Movie & DVDJames O'Ehley	10
Sunday TimesBarry Ronge	15
International Media
Internet (IMDB)2523 Netizens	15

Average .. 74%	14

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