Heaven Will Wait (2016)
Mélanie, 16 years old, lives with her mother. She likes going to school, her friends, playing the cello, and she wants to change the world. But when she meets a boy on the Internet and falls in love with him, her world changes as she is gradually recruited by Daesh. Sonia is 17 years old, and she almost did something irrevocable to “guarantee” her family a place in paradise. These teenage girls might be called Anaïs, Manon or Leila, and one day they all might go some way down the recruitment process. But can they ever come back from it?
Director:
Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar
Writers:
Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar, Émilie Frèche.
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Noémie Merlant as Sonia Bouzaria |
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Naomi Amarger as Mélanie Thenot |
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Sandrine Bonnaire as Catherine Bouzaria |
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Clotilde Courau as Sylvie Thenot |
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Zinedine Soualem as Samir Bouzaria |
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Yvan Attal as Yvan Thenot |
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Ariane Ascaride as Judge |
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Samia Sassi as Parent group woman |
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Karine Dogliani as Parent group woman |
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Bruno García as Parent group man |
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Marine Béliard as Parent group woman |
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Manu Rui Silva as Parent group man |
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Valérie de Monza as Parent group woman |
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Dounia Bouzar as Dounia Bouzar |
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Agnès Regolo as Sonia's aunt |
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Mourad Frarema as DGSI man |
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Yamina Meghraoui as Hairdressing salon employee |
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Souad Arsane as Souad |
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Camille Aguilar as Pauline |
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Margaux Fabre as Melanie's friend |
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Manon Tournier as Melanie's friend |
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Arauna Bernheim-Dennery as Emilie |
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Jeanne Cellard as Mélanie's grandmother |
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Emmanuelle Bougerol as Nurse |
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Robin Clive as Buddy |
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Stéphane Bak as Buddy |
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Sofia Lesaffre as Jamila |
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Stéphane Dubet as Journalist |
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Hélène Stadnicki as Auxiliary police in Aix |
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Léo Poulet as Educator |
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Violette Barratier as Group girl |
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Lauriane Riquet as Group girl |
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Elisa Noyez as Group girl |
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Sandra Codrean as Group girl |
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Lauréna Thellier as Group girl |
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Najaa Bensaid as Group girl |
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Xavier Maly as Chief of staff |
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Abdel-Akim Mebtouche as Abou Hussein |
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Lila Makhlouf as Sister driving |
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Catherine Artigala as Mrs Chedru |
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Morgane Enselme as Sister Sonia |
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Alex Skarbek as Customs officer |
| Sound | Dominique Levert | Sound |
| Art | Valérie Faynot | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fabienne Robineau | Key Makeup Artist |
| Production | Christophe Istier | Casting |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jean-Christophe Roger | Key Makeup Artist |
| Production | Marie-France Michel | Casting |
| Editing | Benoît Quinon | Editor |
| Directing | Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar | Director |
| Writing | Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar | Screenplay |
| Writing | Émilie Frèche | Screenplay |
| Camera | Myriam Vinocour | Director of Photography |
| Production | Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Virginie Alba | Costume Design |
| Sound | Pascal Mayer | Music Supervisor |