Heaven: To the Land of Happiness

Heaven: To the Land of Happiness
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Hangul
헤븐: 행복의 나라로
Literal meaningTo the Land of Happiness
Revised RomanizationHebeun: Haengbokeui Nararo
Directed byIm Sang-soo
Screenplay byIm Sang-soo
Produced byKim Won-guk
Starring
CinematographyKim Tae-kyung
Edited byJung Eun-eun
Kim Hyung-joo
Music byKim Hong-jip
Production
company
Hive Media Corp.
Distributed byLotte Entertainment
Release date
  • 6 October 2021 (2021-10-06) (Busan)
Running time
100 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

Heaven: To the Land of Happiness (Korean헤븐: 행복의 나라로; RRHebeun: Haengbokeui Nararo; lit. "To the Land of Happiness") is a 2021 South Korean drama film directed by Im Sang-soo, starring Choi Min-sik and Park Hae-il. It was selected to be shown at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival.[1][2][3] The project was initially intended to be a remake of the 1997 German film Knockin' on Heaven's Door, but director Im changed many things and wrote his own script, leaving Knockin' on Heaven's Door to be considered inspiration rather than a remake.[4]

  1. ^ "Cannes Film Festival Reveals 2020 Lineup: Wes Anderson, Steve McQueen, Kate Winslet & Pixar". Deadline. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  2. ^ Pulver, Andrew (3 June 2020). "Cannes selects lineup for 2020 edition after 'physical' festival shelved". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  3. ^ "The films of the Official Selection 2020". Cannes. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  4. ^ "'칸초청' 임상수 감독 '헤븐:행복의 나라로'는 어떤 영화?". 스타뉴스. 4 June 2020.