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The Other Side of Heaven is a american film of genre Drama directed by Mitch Davis released in USA on 12 april 2001 with Christopher Gorham
The Other Side of Heaven (2001)
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Add to a movie listThe Other Side of Heaven is a 2001 American adventure drama film written and directed by Mitch Davis based on John H. Groberg's non-fiction book In the Eye of the Storm. The film stars Christopher Gorham as Groberg and Anne Hathaway as Jean Groberg (née Sabin).
The film is about John Groberg's experience as a Mormon missionary in the Tongan islands in the 1950s and is based on a true story from the book that he wrote about his experiences, In the Eye of the Storm. The film focuses on Groberg's adventurous experiences and trials while serving as a missionary in the South Pacific. While portraying these events, the film discusses little LDS theology, focusing instead on the Mormon missionary experience.
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During the 1950s, John Groberg, who grew up in Idaho Falls, is called on a mission to Tonga. There he will spend three years as Elder Groberg teaching about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. His first adventures are just in getting there, including a short time in a Fijian jail.Actors
Christopher Gorham
(John H. Groberg)
Anne Hathaway
(Jean Sabin)
Nathaniel Lees
(Kelepi)
Gerald R. Molen
(President Coombs)
Miriama Smith
(Lavania)
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