Heaven on Earth

20081 h 44 min 55 secFilm: Fiction

14A

Direction: Deepa Mehta

Production: David HamiltonAnita LeeMehernaz LentinRavi ChopraSilva BasmajianDeepa MehtaSanjay Bhuttiani

Script: Deepa Mehta

Produced by Hamilton Mehta Productions Inc. in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada.

In Heaven on Earth, acclaimed director Deepa Mehta highlights the isolation and disappointment faced by a family of Punjabi immigrants to Canada.

When Chand (played by Bollywood superstar Preity Zinta) arrives in Brampton, Ontario to meet her new husband, she leaves behind a loving family and supportive community. Now, in a new country, she finds herself living in a modest suburban home with seven other people and two part-time tenants. Inside the home, she is at the mercy of her husband's temper, and her mother-in-law's controlling behaviour.

After a magic root fails to transform her husband into a kind and loving man, Chand takes refuge in a familiar Indian folk tale featuring a King Cobra.




Subject categories


  • Cultural Diversity and Multiculturalism > Asian OriginsCustoms and TraditionsImmigration Experience and Social AdjustmentWomen
  • Families > CouplesFamily ViolenceImmigrant Experience
  • Social Issues > Cultural GroupsFamily LifeViolence Against Women
  • Women > Cultural GroupsFamily Life
  • Social Studies > Contemporary Issues
  • Family Studies/Home Economics > Family Diversity and Challenges
  • History and Citizenship Education > Issues in Society Today

Credits


cast
Preity Zinta
Gick Grewal
Vansh Bhardwaj
Geetika Sharma
Orville Maciel
Ramanjit Kaur
Balinder Johal
Rajinder Singh Cheema
Gourrav Sihan
Ramona Omidvar-Khullar
Balwinder Singh Chana
Rodny Ahluwalia
Yanna McIntosh
Indiana Jagait
Dilbagh Dhaliwal
Shainu Bala
Dolly Malkiat
Soni Soni
writer
Deepa Mehta
director
Deepa Mehta
producer
David Hamilton
director of photography
Giles Nuttgens
production designer
Dilip Mehta
editor
Colin Monie
music score
Mychael Danna
sound recordist
Sylvain Arseneault
costume designer
Rashmi Varma
co-producer
Anita Lee
Mehernaz Lentin
executive producer
Ravi Chopra
David Hamilton
Silva Basmajian
Deepa Mehta
Sanjay Bhuttiani
line production
Stephen Traynor
production manager
Stephen Traynor
1st assistant director
David McAree
Siddhartha Luther
2nd assistant director
Lorin Raine
Ananya Rane
associate producer
Richard Blonski
Swapna David
Punjabi dialogue
Surjit Singh Patar
art director
Bill Layton
first assistant art director
Jerry Nicolaou
script supervisor
Winnifred Jong
workshop director
Neelam Mansingh Chowdhry
additional music
Amritha Fernandes Bakshi
3rd assistant director
David C. Malcolm
trainee assistant director
Divya D'Souza
production accountant
Doug Gillespie
Lalit Jain
first assistant accountant
Susan Bassett
production coordinator
Alice Wickwire Foster
Norma Mendoza
Chandni Kumar
assistant production coordinator
Greg Denny
office production assistant
Graham Rogers
first assistant camera trainee
Yvonne Collins
2nd assistant camera
Beth Nobes
3rd assistant camera
David Rumley
camera trainee
Michael Battistone
playback operator
James Tamblyn
B camera - 1st assistant camera
Cylvan Desrouleux
B camera - 2nd assistant camera
Courtney Graham
daily camera trainee
Robyn Clarke
daily loader
Robyn Clarke
David Rumley
stills photographer
Dusty Mancinelli
casting director
Marsha Chesley
extras casting director
Rakhi Mutta
Jane Rogers Casting
Edney Hendrickson
Lara McMahon
assistant costume designer
Brenda Broer
set supervisor
Jennifer Buck
truck coordinator
Trish Nicholson
daily wardrobe
Liz Walter
Paul Breckenridge
Adrienne Trent
Sarah Moodie
Anne Peiponen
gaffer
Terry Banting
Mulchand Dedhia
best boy electric
Chad Edwards
electric
John Docouto
Bill Docouto
daily electric
Greg Burns
Felicia Sims
Paul Diaz
Randy Brown
Mike Aerid
Kelly Richardson
Ralph Swaby
generator operator
Mike Gowland
key grip
Harper Forbes
best boy grip
Joe McCormack
dolly grip
Jonny Wersta
Ravi Shankar
grip
Todd Moores
Shem Greg
Chris Schillinger
Maruti
daily grip
Chris Monk
Rob Lopes
John McGinley
Robert Haid
John Tennant
James Grant
Ram Yogendran
key makeup
Ava Stone
assistant makeup
Quinn Mathews
key hair stylist
Zinka Shankland
assistant hair
Peggy Kyriakidou
daily hair
James O'Reilly
Carmella Dos Santos
daily makeup
Suzanne Benoit
bridal makeup
Kavita Suri
director's assistant
Dusty Mancinelli
Tenzin Chogkyi
Kabir Singh
producer's assistant
Vivian Hanwell
assistant to production designer
Aman Sandhu
assistant
Prasad Rao
cast assistant
Rohan Bader
set decorator
Jim Lambie
lead dresser
Christopher Galea
set buyer
Rob Hepburn
set dresser
Norm Ouzounis
Mike Gibbs
chief painter
Zane Griffin
on-set dresser
Stephen MacDougall
daily set decorator
Norm Ouzounis
David Herchenrader
Matt Love
Jamie Fleming
Rob Manooch
construction co-ordinator
Dwight Doerksen
head carpenter
Ed Doerksen
assistant head carpenter
Bill Williamson
key scenic
Jack McCullough
head painter
Rob Taylor
location manager
Eardley Wilmot
Darshan Aulakh
assistant location manager
Kyle O'Connor
Catherine Crawford
community liaison
Rakhi Mutta
location production assistant
Paul Callaghan
Igor Zambelli
property master
Craig Grant
assistant props
Tanya Lemke
Ashu Sharma
Vijay Kumar
daily props
Andrew Daley
boom operator
Eric Putzer
Anil D'Mello
daily second boom
Nick Marian
daily production assistant
Christen Reynolds
Chris Ross
Greg Edmunds
Gerrod Schully
stunt coordinator
Alison Reid
Bryan Renfro
special effects coordinator
Derek Liscoumb
snake wrangler
Tiger Paw Exotics
snake handler
Tim Height
education liaison
Laurel Bresnahan
tutor
Ronald Zack
transport coordinator
Mike Curran
Anant Singh
transport captain
Stephen "Sparky" Car
head driver
Steve Lambert
driver
Steve Warren
Larry Greer
Steve May
Jim Ryder
honey wagon
Brian Jennison
craft service
Stargrazing
set server
Chris Taggart
daily craft
Rhona Kellman
Kim Webber
Daniella Garen
Stacey Palin
Shauna Jones
caterer
By David's
Zara's Gourmet Kitchen
security
James Brownlee
camera car
Bill Hung
camera car operator
William Hong
helium balloon operator
Zach West
stand-in
Baljeet Samra
Rick Garcia
Amandeep Malik
Kashif Kahn
Angelo Aviles
Janice Edwards
daily medic
Sean Carney
post-production supervisor
Mark Wilson
Gregor Hutchison
unit production manager
Alok Kapur
locations
Kabir Singh
focus puller
N. Reddy
2nd assistant A camera
Anil Devaiya
camera attendant
Santosh Ojha
Sudharshan Chinoy
Vinod Singh
best boy
Hetal Dedhia
wardrobe supervisor
Narinder Singh
hairstylist
Leera D'Souza
ADR recording
Rafiq Shaikh
B.R. Film Studios
1st assistant film editor
Diane Brunjes
assistant film editor
Bijessh Dutta
assistant post-production supervisor
Lorraine Samuel
picture post-production
Cine-Byte Digital Inc.
senior supervisor
Alan Bak
DI editor
Tom Bak
DI producer
Rick Hannigan
digital colourist
Drake Conrad
technical supervisor
Jeff Baker
scanning
Paul Mantler
Felix Heeb
recording on film
Paul Mantler
Felix Heeb
opticals
Chris Ross
audio post-production
Urban Post Production Inc.
supervising sound Fx editor
Mark Gringas
supervising dialogue editor
Geoff Raffin
assistant sound editor
Jimmy Robb
sound assistant
Josh Machado
ADR recordist
Rudy Michael
Stacy Coutts
foley artist
Tim O'Connell
supervising re-recording mixer
Daniel Pellerin
re-recording mixer
Jan Rudy
studio assistant
Chris Guglick
mixing facility
Theatre D Digital
Regent Royal
Dolby sound consultant
Thomas Kodros
digital visual effects
Rocket Science VFX
Tom Turnbull
Anthony Patterson
production office assistant
Lina Rodriguez
Catherine Howe