The Discovery of Heaven (2001)
Coincidence doesn't exist, everything happens for a reason.
150 min
Disappointed with humanity, God wants to revoke his contract with humanity and wants to take back the stone tablets containing the ten commandments. To this end an angel is sent out to affect the personal lives of three humans so an appropriate child may be conceived.
- Release date
- December 19, 2002
- Country of origin
- United Kingdom
- Music
- Henny Vrienten
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Trailer
Soundtrack
- The Beginning of the Beginninginstrumental3:23
- The Conceptioninstrumental3:17
- Cosmic Twinsinstrumental2:36
- Go and Find Himinstrumental2:36
- Max and Onnoinstrumental6:13
- The Discovery of Heaveninstrumental5:30
- Depp Thought Sunstarinstrumental4:26
- Quinten Quistinstrumental2:26
- Adainstrumental1:34
- Lapis Lazuluinstrumental2:04
- Sancta Sanctoriuminstrumental9:54
- Pantheoninstrumental4:31
Cast
- Stephen Fry as Onno
- Greg Wise as Max Delius
- Neil Newbon as Quinten Quist - 16 years
- Will Bowden as Angel
- Jeroen Krabbé as Gabriel
- Flora Montgomery as Ada Brons
- Diana Quick as Sophia Brons
- Gillian Barge as Onno's mother
- Nettie Blanken as Coba
- Victoria Carling as Margareth Quist
- Loïs Dols de Jong as Granddaughter Quist
- John Franklyn-Robbins as Onno's father
- Geraldine Alexander as Trees Quist
- Nicholas Palliser as Diederik Quist
- Emma Fielding as Helga
- Sean Harris as Bart Bork
- Maureen Lipman as Figure 1
- Molly Hallam as Red Haired Protestor
- Alex Lowe as Police Man
- Heather Weeks as Female Student
- Krijn ter Braak as Man in Auditorium
- Michael Cronin as War Documentation
- Edwin de Vries as Desk Soldier - Cuba
Crew
- Jeroen Krabbé · Director
- Harry Mulisch · Writer
- Edwin de Vries · Writer
- Ate de Jong · Producer
- Henny Vrienten · Composer
- Theo Bierkens · Cinematographer
- Nigel Galt · Editor
- Kant Pan · Editor
- Joyce Nettles · Casting director
- Benedict Schillemans · Production designer