The Other Side of Heaven
(2001)
Regisseur:
Mitch DavisSchauspieler:
Christopher Gorham, Anne Hathaway, Nathaniel Lees, Jeremy Birchall, Pua Magasiva, Stig Eldred, John Sumner, John Barker, Joe Folau, Miriama Smith, Alvin Fitisemanu, Peter Sa'ena-Brown, Whetu Fala, Apii McKinley, Paki Cherrington, Ross DuncanDe Film dreht sich biographisch um das Leben von John H. Groberg, der in den Fünfzigern seine Heimat in Idaho verlassen hat, um auf exotischen Inseln als mormoischer Missionar zu arbeiten. Von dort aus stand er über Briefkontakt immer in Verbindung mit Jean Sabin, der Frau seines Lebens, die er in der Heimat zurücklassen musste. Auf den Inseln hat er mit diversen Schwierigkeiten zu kämpfen, lernt aber auch viel über das Leben, was sein Leben für immer verändern wird.
John H. Groberg, a middle class kid from Idaho Falls, crosses the Pacific to become a Mormon missionary in the remote and exotic Tongan island kingdom during the 1950's. He leaves behind a loving family and the true love of his life, Jean. Through letters and musings across the miles, John shares his humbling and sometimes hilarious adventures with "the girl back home", and her letters buoy up his spirits in difficult times. John must struggle to overcome language barriers, physical hardship and deep-rooted suspicion to earn the trust and love of the Tongan people he has come to serve. Throughout his adventure-filled three years on the islands, he discovers friends and wisdom in the most unlikely places. John H. Groberg's Tongan odyssey will change his life forever.
John H. Groberg, a middle class kid from Idaho Falls, crosses the Pacific to become a Mormon missionary in the remote and exotic Tongan island kingdom during the 1950's. He leaves behind a loving family and the true love of his life, Jean. Through letters and musings across the miles, John shares his humbling and sometimes hilarious adventures with "the girl back home", and her letters buoy up his spirits in difficult times. John must struggle to overcome language barriers, physical hardship and deep-rooted suspicion to earn the trust and love of the Tongan people he has come to serve. Throughout his adventure-filled three years on the islands, he discovers friends and wisdom in the most unlikely places. John H. Groberg's Tongan odyssey will change his life forever.
