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Evening had fallen. The bag carried on the shoulder all day was finally left by the door. The key turned, shoes were removed, and the weight of the day seemed to slowly drain away. But something strange was happening: the bag could be placed on the floor, the coat hung on a hook, the bags carried in hand could be set down. Many burdens of the day could somehow be left behind. Yet there were things that could not be left outside the door. They entered the home with you. Quietly. Every day. Someti

It Must Be Heaven (It Must Be Heaven) is a 2019 film written and directed by Palestinian filmmaker Elia Suleiman, who also stars in the lead role. The film continues the director’s signature style of silent humor while questioning the meaning of being Palestinian within a global context. Nazareth to Paris and New York, the film explores a universal sense of alienation centered on themes of statelessness, identity, and exile. Through silence, static tableaux, and an observational protagonist, the