As it is in Heaven

'As it is in Heaven' is a Swedish film directed by Kay Pollack. It is about a famous conductor who suffers a heart attack and then retires from his work. He moves to the town he lived in as a young boy and buys the school he went to, where he had been bullied a lot. He rekindles his love for music and takes over the school choir, then falls in love with a young girl in the choir. Soon he realises he has become surrounded with other people's problems. The movie continues....

Being a musician and someone who was bullied at primary school (for being fat - like one of the characters in this film) I felt this movie had a lot of emotions and themes that I could relate to. I think that Michael Nyqvist (who plays the main character, Daniel) delivers a really good performance. I felt that I could feel as he was feeling during the movie, and that was really nice. I think all of the actors in the film were great as well, especially Helen Sjöholm who played Gabriella. I think Nyqvists' final scene in the film was really wonderful (not for sadistic reasons), as he was so blissfully happy despite his situation.

The film has had much success, bringing in more money than 'Titanic' at one cinema, and has been playing for over 27 weeks, despite being originally released in 2004. It was nominated for 'Best Foreign Film' at the Academy Awards, beaten by 'The Sea Inside'. I feel if it had been released a year earlier or later, it would have won. 'As it is in Heaven' is a really wonderful film.