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ALMOST HEAVEN
[ALMOS] Made In Germany Germany, 2005, 95 min, Color, 35mm In English, German with English subtitles North American Premiere DIR: Ed Herzog SCR: Ed Herzog, Paul Herzberg PROD: Judy Tossell DP: Sebastian Edschmid ED: Uta Schmidt MUS: Charlie Gillett CAST: Heike Makatsch, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Carl Bradshaw, Wotan Wilke Möhring, Michael Gwisdek Ivan Shvedoff |
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Set in the "locals only" world of Jamaica, ALMOST HEAVEN is an utterly charming fish-out-of-water story. Helen dreams of traveling to Nashville to play country music at the Bluebird Cafe. When her life in Germany takes a dramatic turn, she sets off for Nashville decked out in a cowboy hat and boots—and lands in Jamaica. Wrong plane. Wrong place. Wrong music. A German woman crooning country ballads isn't exactly what American tourists want in Jamaica. Out of necessity, Helen hooks up with a saucy but selfish local girl, Rosie. With Rosie's "help," Helen makes it across the island, but not without losing all her money. Helen starts to let go of her dream when, uncharacteristically, Rosie reaches out and shows her a world where the small moments connect us to one another. Set to an infectious soundtrack of country music with a reggae beat, director Ed Herzog's film is a charismatic story about friendship and finding your dreams wherever you are. - Shaz Bennett |
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