
Heaven Before I Die
1997, English. Directed by Izidore K. Musallam.
Jacob's feet are so turned out that he walks like Charlie Chaplin. He is different because of that and decides to emigrate from Palestine to Canada, where "everyone is equal". There everybody treats him kindly, and a thief specializing in stealing money from cash machines takes him into his home and treats him like a son, waitress Selma finds him a job as a Chaplin imitator, "prophet" Khalil Gibran gives him wise advice
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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Heaven Before I Die is streaming on Howdy in India.
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Cast & crew
- Izidore K. MusallamDirector
- Andy VelasquezJacob
- Giancarlo GianniniThief
- Joanna PaculaSelma
- Geoffrey LowerSterrea
- Burt YoungPollof
- Joseph BolognaJack
- Omar SharifKhalil Gibran
- Maria FerrariMona
- Hannin Eisa Abu-AlhumosBaby Jacob
- Mohammad Eisa Abu-AlhumosBoy Jacob
- Lutuf NouasserJacob's Father
- Geula NuniJacob's Mother
Details
- Released
- 1 January 1997
- Country
- Canada
- Written by
- Izidore K. Musallam
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Heaven Before I Die runs 95 minutes (1h 35m).
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Heaven Before I Die is streaming on Howdy in India. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
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Who directed Heaven Before I Die?
Heaven Before I Die (1997) was directed by Izidore K. Musallam and stars Andy Velasquez, Giancarlo Giannini, Joanna Pacula.