The Discovery of Heaven
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The Discovery of Heaven

Year:
Duration:
150 min | Netherlands:127 min
Genres:
Drama | Fantasy
IMDB rate:
6.8
Director:
Jeroen Krabbé
Awards:
3 wins & 2 nominations
Details
Country: UK
Release Date: 2001-10-25
Filming Locations: 's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Earnings
Gross: €3,607,353 (Netherlands) Admissions 394,182 (Netherlands)
Cast
Actor
Character
Maureen Lipman
Figure 1
Will Bowden
Angel (as Viv Weatherall)
Jeroen Krabbé
Gabriel
Stephen Fry
Onno
Nettie Blanken
Coba
Victoria Carling
Margareth Quist
Lois de Jong
Granddaughter Quist (as Loïs de Jong)
John Franklyn-Robbins
Onno's father (as John Franklyn Robbins)
Geraldine Alexander
Trees Quist
Nicholas Palliser
Diederik Quist
Greg Wise
Max
Sean Harris
Bart Bork
Molly Hallam
Red Haired Protestor
Alex Lowe
Police Man
Rodney Baddell
Police Officer
Flora Montgomery
Ada
Diana Quick
Sophia Brons
Rob van de Meeberg
Oswald Brons
Heather Weeks
Female Student
Kumari Simmons
Girl in Auditorium
Valeriano Ramirez Monteco
1st Cuban
Jesus Hernandez Diaz
2nd Cuban
Krijn ter Braak
Man in Auditorium
Michael Cronin
War Documentation
Paloma Calle
1st Female Soldier - Cuba
Edwin de Vries
Desk Soldier - Cuba
Vanessa Lozano
2nd Female Soldier - Cuba
Inday Ba
Maria
Javier Lago
Revolutionary Speaker
Ramon Camín
Waiter - Cuba (as Ramon Camin)
Neville Phillips
City Official
Truus te Selle
Hospital Nurse
David Allister
Neurologist
Petra Laseur
Nurse at Birth
Dimitris Philippou
Quinten - 4 years
Timothy Bateson
Mr. Keller
Sheila Shand Gibbs
Mrs. Keller
Marjolein Sligte
Selma Kern
Clive Merrison
Theo Kern
Monique van de Ven
Ada's Nurse
Neil Newbon
Quinten - 16 years
Lars Oostveen
Journalist / TV Reporter (as Lawrence Ray)
Philip Bowen
Politician
Terence Harvey
Party Chief
Daniël Boissevain
Helga's Killer (as Daniel Bossevain)
Simon Greiff
Floris
Achille Brugnini
Elderly Man
Leon Lissek
Hotel Owner
Taly Shalom-Ezer
Security Guard Officer
Harry Landis
Ibrahim
Manex Recarte
Israeli Soldier
Ellen Vogel
Max's Mother
Alexander Brooks
Father John (uncredited)
Nicholas Farrell
Mr. Quist (uncredited)
Stella Gonet
Trees (uncredited)
Gidi Markuszower
Israeli TV presenter (uncredited)
Joaquín Ortega
Iranian soldier (uncredited)
Hans van Beenen
Student (uncredited)
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Trivia
Edwin de Vries and his spouse Monique van de Ven both have cameos. De Vries plays the Cuban customs officer, van de Ven is the nurse who looks after the comatose Ada.
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After all the auditions for 16-year-old Quinten were done without much success, Jeroen Krabbé stared out of the window and Neil Newbon happened to pass by. "That's what Quinten should look like" he mumbled, not yet knowing the guy was an actor.
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The wedding scene of Onno and Ada is recorded at same place that director Jeroen Krabbé had his wedding in 1964. Onno is even wearing the exact same tie that Jeroen Krabbé wore at his wedding.
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Quotes
Max: I've discovered you, you bastards!
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Photos from cast
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