Going to Heaven

Dec 12, 2015

1h 30m

★ 6.0

Overview

A charming story about an 11-year-old boy, Sultan, looking for innocent love after loosing his mother when he was a kid. After Sultan finds an old box with his grandma's picture and clues to her location, he decides to go all the way with his best friend, Saud, to find her in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Cinema Vision Films

Image Nation Abu Dhabi

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Cast

Sultan

Jumaa Ibrahim Al Zaabi

Saud

Ahmed Ibrahim Al Zaabi

Grandmother

Mariam Sultan

Uncle Mohammed

Abdullah Masood

Uncle Mohammed's daughter

Fatima Al Taei

Sultan's father

Abdullah Al Junaibi

Sultan's mother

Hind Zuraidi

Sultan's sister

Hoor Al Zarooni

Fish seller

Hussein Ibrahim

Suitcase shop seller

Hussain Al Janahi

Bookshop seller

Russell Salem Awadh

Boy 1 (fight scene)

Sayf Ahmed Yahya

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