Heaven Is for Real

The film is based on an absolutely incredible but, nevertheless, true story. When Pastor Todd Burpo's son slips into a coma, the father and his wife are overwhelmed with grief. And God had mercy, the little boy came to his senses, but he came not alone, but together with memories of Paradise. The child claims that he visited heaven, where he saw God, as well as people and events that he had no knowledge of before the coma. Baby Colton describes God, his horse and people who have long been gone... Todd Burpo must now accept a position that a man in his profession cannot avoid, but which shocked him. So the father tries to understand his son and step over himself and understand what has begun to affect the whole family, as well as the people around it. Read more The story behind director Randall Wallace's "Heaven is Real" is a book written by Todd Burpo, played by Greg Kinnear on the screen. The book bears the same name and was written not only by the pastor himself, but in co-authorship with Lynn Vincent. The rights to the original literary source were acquired in May 2011. By the summer of 2012, producers and creators of the film were officially selected. For example, Randall Wallace was confirmed as director on August 12 of the same year. By the spring of 2013, the main cast of Greg Kinnear and Kelly Reilly had been selected. In mid-July of the same year, a candidate for the post of film composer became known, Nick Glennie-Smith became him. The film also featured another real person, played by Ursula Clark. This is the girl who appears at the beginning and end of the film. The real prototype was Acain Kramarik, an artist who allegedly saw Jesus. The film featured a real picture of Kramarik. Receiving quite mixed reviews from critics and audiences, the film nevertheless actually paid off very well. With its 12 million budget, "Heaven is Real" earned more than 91 million dollars at the box office. In addition to everything, the tape was not bypassed by several small nominations for awards. In early 2014, the film was nominated in the Drama category of the Teen Choice Award.