Heaven on Earth
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Heaven on Earth is a 2008 Canadian-Indian drama film that explores themes of domestic violence, immigration, and cultural identity within a Punjabi immigrant family in Canada.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| alternateTitle | Videsh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardFestival | Chicago International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Silver Hugo for Best Actress (Preity Zinta) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Pierre Gill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Canada
ⓘ
India ⓘ |
| director | Deepa Mehta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | theatrical release ⓘ |
| editedBy | Colin Monie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmFestivalScreening | Toronto International Film Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmNationality |
Canadian film
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Indian film ⓘ |
| genre |
drama film
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social drama ⓘ |
| hasElement | magical realism ⓘ |
| leadActorForCharacterChand | Preity Zinta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadCharacter | Chand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Punjabi diaspora
NERFINISHED
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cultural identity ⓘ domestic violence ⓘ immigration ⓘ |
| medium | feature film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Mychael Danna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | Punjabi immigrant family in Canada ⓘ |
| originalLanguage |
English
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Hindi NERFINISHED ⓘ Punjabi ⓘ |
| partOf | Deepa Mehta filmography ⓘ |
| portraysCommunity | Punjabi Sikhs in Canada ⓘ |
| portraysIssue |
patriarchal family structures
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spousal abuse ⓘ |
| producer | David Hamilton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Hamilton-Mehta Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseCountry |
Canada
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India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 106 minutes ⓘ |
| setting |
Canada
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Punjabi immigrant community ⓘ |
| starring |
Balinder Johal
NERFINISHED
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Geetika Sharma NERFINISHED ⓘ Orville Maciel NERFINISHED ⓘ Preity Zinta NERFINISHED ⓘ Rajinder Singh Cheema NERFINISHED ⓘ Vansh Bhardwaj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
| writer | Deepa Mehta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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