The Other Side of Heaven
Category: Adventure
All Genres: Adventure, Biography, Drama
Release Year: 2001
Country: USA
Runtime: 113
Rating: 7.3 (0)
Languages: English, Tonga (Tonga Islands)
Director: Mitch Davis
Sound: Dolby Digital
Taglines:
An Epic Journey.
An Enduring Love.
An ordinary boy and his journey among extraordinary people who would change his life forever.
There is a connection between heaven and earth. Finding that connection makes everything meaningful, including death. Missing it makes everything meaningless, including life.
A True Story.
Writing by: Mitch Davis - writer
John H. Groberg - book "In the Eye of the Storm"
Produced by: Tim Coddington - co-producer
Mitch Davis - executive producer
John Garbett - producer
Gerald R. Molen - producer
Steven Ramirez - associate producer
Cast: Christopher Gorham - John Groberg
Anne Hathaway - Jean Sabin
Joe Folau - Feki (as Joseph Folau)
Nathaniel Lees - Kelepi
Miriama Smith - Lavania
Alvin Fitisemanu - Tomasi
Peter Saena-Brown - Kuli
Whetu Fala - Asi
Apii McKinley - Noli
Paki Cherrington - Minister (as Te Paki Cherrington)
Jeremy Birchall - Edward
Music: Kevin Kiner
Official Website: Visit Website
Plot Outline: John Groberg, a farm kid from Idaho Falls, crosses an ocean to become a missionary in the remote and exotic Tongan islands during the 1950s.
Plot: John H. Groberg (Christopher Gorham), a farm kid from Idaho Falls, crosses an ocean to become a Mormon missionary in the remote and exotic Tongan islands during the 1950s. He leaves behind a loving family and the true love of his life, Jean (Anne Hathaway). Through letters and musings across the miles, John shares his humbling and sometimes hilarious adventures with “the girl back home”, and her letters buoy up his spirits in difficult times. John must struggle to overcome language barriers, physical hardship and deep-rooted suspicion to earn the trust and love of the Tongan people he has come to serve. Throughout his adventure-filled three years on the islands, he discovers friends and wisdom in the most unlikely places. John H. Grobergs Tongan odyssey will change his life forever.
Crazy Credits: We know about 1 Crazy Credits. One of them reads:
After the ending credits, two Ice Cube videos are shown. The first video is Ice Cube - We Be Clubbin. The second video is Ice Cube featuring Mr. Short Khop - My Loved Ones.
Goofs: We know about 5 goofs. Here comes one of them:
Factual errors: In the opening shot, the moon is shown in line with the Big Dipper, meaning it would be due north. The moon always appears in the zodiac.
Trivia: There are 14 entries in the trivia list - like these:
- The photographs in the opening sequence are of the actual people portrayed in the film, not just period photos.
- John H. Groberg really did isolate himself to study the Bible for four days in order to improve his Tongan. In reality, he studied in the bush instead of on the beach.
- The hut is an authentic replica of the one that John and Feki actually lived in. It was re-created from photographs.
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