Heaven

Heaven

When you take justice into your own hands, what are the consequences?

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Release Date

2/6/2002

Runtime

96 mins

Overview

Cate Blanchett stars as Philippa, a British teacher living in Turin, Italy, who has seen many friends, including her husband, fall victim to drug overdoses. Philippa has repeatedly contacted the police with information about Turin's biggest drug dealer but, complicit in his dealings, they have completely ignored her. So Philippa decides to dole out her own form of justice with a homemade bomb -- setting her off on a journey from young widow to fugitive on the run.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

$11,000,000

Revenue

$4,251,037

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A morally urgent thriller about a woman who takes the law into her own hands after systemic failure, driven by grief and rage into increasingly difficult ethical territory. It asks hard questions about whether justice and vengeance can ever be the same thing.

Mood

AngryTenseMelancholicDefiant

Themes

GriefJusticeRevengeCorruptionLove

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Steady

Look

NaturalisticHandheld

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violenceAddiction

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