HEAVEN IS FOR REAL (PG)

WHO’S IN IT?

Greg Kinnear (Little Miss Sunshine), Kelly Reilly (Calvary), Connor Corum (film debut), Lane Styles (Reasonable Doubt), Margo Martindale (August: Osage County), Thomas Haden Church (Sideways), Jacob Vargas (Elysium), Nancy Sorel (Less Than Kind), Danso Gordon (American History X), Darcy Fehr (Desire)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Randall Wallace (We Were Soldiers), director, writer; Chris Parker (Vampire in Brooklyn), writer; T.D. Jakes (Black Nativity) and Joe Roth (Alice in Wonderland), producers; Nick Glennie-Smith (Secretariat), composer; Dean Semler (Bruce Almighty), cinematographer; John Wright (X-Men), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Colton Burpo (Corum), the four-year-old son of Todd (Kinnear) and Sonia (Reilly), has a near-death experience during an emergency operation. Afterwards, he starts claiming to have glimpsed Heaven and come into contact with those who have passed including his miscarried sister and his great-grandfather. As Colton’s claims become more and more extravagant, Todd finds the courage to share his son’s experiences with the world…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Based on the bestselling novel, Heaven Is For Real offers a unique perspective on the concept of faith and how the claims of an innocent child can be interpreted as evidence of a higher power (if any at all).

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 30TH MAY 2014

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