Heaven Will Wait

Heaven Will Wait
Film poster
Directed by	Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar
Written by	Emilie Frèche Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar
Produced by	Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar
Starring	Noémie Merlant Naomi Amarger Sandrine Bonnaire Clotilde Courau Zinedine Soualem
Cinematography	Myriam Vinocour
Edited by	Benoît Quinon
Distributed by	UGC Distribution
Release dates	8 August 2016 (2016-08-08)(Locarno) 5 October 2016 (2016-10-05)(France)
Running time	104 minutes
Country	France
Language	French
Box office	$2 million [1]

Heaven Will Wait (French : Le Ciel attendra) is a 2016 French drama film directed by Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar. ^[2] It was selected to be screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2016 Toronto International Film Festival. ^[3]

Cast

• Noémie Merlant as Sonia Bouzaria
• Naomi Amarger as Mélanie Thenot
• Sandrine Bonnaire as Catherine
• Clotilde Courau as Sylvie
• Zinedine Soualem as Samir
• Dounia Bouzar as Herself
• Ariane Ascaride
• Yvan Attal

Reception

Allan Hunter of Screen Daily wrote that while the film "lack[s] subtlety in places, it still successfully evokes the human heartbreak beneath the news headlines." ^[4]

Accolades

Cast and director at premiere

Award / Film Festival	Category	Recipients and nominees	Result
César Awards	Most Promising Actress	Noémie Merlant	Nominated
Lumières Awards	Best Female Revelation	Naomi Amarger	Nominated
		Noémie Merlant	Nominated
	Best Screenplay	Emilie Frèche and Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar	Nominated

References

1. "Le ciel attendra (Heaven Will Wait)". Box Office Mojo .
2. "Locarno Film Review: 'Heaven Will Wait'". Variety. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
3. "Toronto unveils City To City, World Cinema, Masters line-ups". ScreenDaily. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
4. "'Heaven Will Wait': Locarno Review". Screen International . 9 August 2016.

External links

• Heaven Will Wait at IMDb