Sunrise in Heaven

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Sunrise in Heaven
Sunrise in Heaven Movie Poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWaymon Boone
Written byDan Benamor
Based onHis Sunrise My Sunset
by Jan Hurst
Produced by
  • Dureyshevar
  • Nat Mundel
  • Jack Nasser
  • Jacob Nasser
  • Joseph Nasser
Starring
CinematographyPatrice Lucien Cochet
Edited bySean Cain
Music byKent Rock
Production
company
Nasser Entertainment
Distributed by Cinedigm
Release date
  • April 9, 2019 (2019-04-09)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States

Sunrise in Heaven (also known as Forever Love) is a 2019 American romance direct-to-video film directed by Waymon Boone and written by Dan Benamor. The film stars Caylee Cowan, Corbin Bernsen, Dee Wallace, Travis Burns, Erin Bethea, and Jenn Gotzon Chandler. [1] It is based on the book, His Sunrise My Sunset, a 2016 romance novel by American author Jan Hurst. [2] Hurst was inspired to write the faith-based book after the car crash that killed her husband, Steve. [3]

Contents

Synopsis

The film is based on the life of Jan Hurst. In the film Jan is the daughter of an overly protective military father, but that doesn't stop her from falling in love with Steve, a young Airman in the Air Force.

The film is interspersed with current day scenes and flashbacks to when Jan and Steve met. In the current day a devastating car crash leaves Steve on life support. As Jan reflects on their courtship and their faith as a pillar of this she works to come to terms with the situation and support their (Jan and Steve's) daughters.

In the flashbacks their relationship begins in a cafeteria where Jan is serving food. Initially Jan is outwardly resistant to Steve's charm although the teasing from her friends indicates she may be slightly infatuated. Over time Jan shows she is attracted to Steve and eventually accepts his invitation on a date. They grow closer as they begin to know each other and are shown to be falling for one another.

The situation is complicated by Jan's father who is very resistant to the idea of his daughter being involved with a military man. When the couple start seeing each other Jan tells them Steve is a student, a partial lie as Steve is enrolled in a paper. As their relationship develops Jan's father discovers the deception and attempts to put a stop to them seeing one another.

Steve is assigned to a remote base, and tells Jan that he wants to marry her before he goes. Jan tells Steve despite the situation she won't marry him without her father's permission.

Steve attempts to win Jan's father over, but is unsuccessful. Jan tells her father she will never forgive him. Jan's mother speaks with Jan's father and reminds him of their courtship and how young they were and the opposition they faced. Following this conversation Jan's father speaks with Steve on base and gives his blessing.

Jan and Steve are married with their family and friends around them in a beautiful ceremony.

Present day Steve has been going downhill since the accident. Jan asks Steve for a sign on what to do and he makes eye contact with her. Jan lets her daughters know she understands Steve is ready to leave.

The pastor who married Jan and Steve, and was there to counsel Jan in their early relationship, leads the family through their farewell prayers. At the end they let Steve know it is okay for him to go.

In the final scene Jan stands with her daughters outside what is assumed to be her house with Steve. Her daughters ask if she is okay, she tells them she thinks she will be.

Cast

Production

Written by Dan Benamor, Sunrise in Heaven was produced by Dureyshevar, Nat Mundel, Jack Nasser, Jacob Nasser and Joseph Nasser, and line produced by Bochen Zhang. A trailer for the film was released on February 6, 2019. [4] It was released on April 9, 2019, on DVD and video-on-demand. [5] [6]

Filming

Filming began on June 25, 2018 in Los Angeles, California [7] and was completed on July 10, 2018.

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