Heaven Is for Real (film)
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| Directed by | Randall Wallace |
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Joe Roth T. D. Jakes |
| Screenplay by | Randall Wallace Christopher Parker |
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Heaven Is for Real by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent |
| Starring | Connor Corum Greg Kinnear Kelly Reilly Lane Styles Margo Martindale Thomas Haden Church |
| Music by | Nick Glennie-Smith |
| Cinematography | Dean Semler |
| Edited by | John Wright |
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| Distributed by | TriStar Pictures |
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99 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $12 million |
| Box office | $101.3 million |
Heaven Is for Real is a 2014 American Christian drama film directed by Randall Wallace and written by Wallace and Christopher Parker, based on Pastor Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent's 2010 book of the same name. The film stars Connor Corum, Greg Kinnear, Kelly Reilly, Jacob Vargas, and Nancy Sorel. The soundtrack of the film contains Darlene Zschech's song "Heaven in Me". The film was released on April 16, 2014.
The film has received mixed critical reviews, but nevertheless was a box office success, grossing $101 million.
Four-year-old Colton Burpo (Connor Corum) is the son of Todd Burpo (Greg Kinnear), pastor of Crossroads Wesleyan Church in Imperial, Nebraska. Colton says he experienced Heaven during emergency surgery. He describes to his incredulous family about having looked down to see the doctor operating, his mother calling people to pray in the waiting room, and his father in another room yelling at God not to let him die. He also speaks of meeting his great-grandfather, who died long before he was born, his unborn sister that died in a miscarriage whom no one had told him about, and meeting Jesus, describing his physical appearance.
As Colton continues to speak about his experiences in Heaven, Todd is faced with the dilemma of determining if his son's experience was genuine or a hallucination based on a near-death experience. His wariness about discussing the situation erodes the confidence of the board members of his church, and he is contacted by several members of the media. When Todd is called by a radio station for an impromptu interview on the air, he invites them to attend his sermon the following Sunday. At church, he preaches about his son's experiences and reveals his support for him.
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