As it is in Heaven Af Kay Pollak ”As it is in Heaven” (Swedish title: Så som i himmelen) is a 2004 film directed by Kay Pollak starring Michael Nyqvist and Frida Hallgren. It was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 77th Academy Awards.
”Daniel Daréus is a successful and renowned international conductor whose life aspiration is to create music that will open people's hearts. His own heart, however, is in bad shape. After suffering a heart attack on stage at the end of a performance, he retires indefinitely to Norrland in the far north of Sweden, to the village where he endured a terrible childhood of bullying. It isn't long before he is asked to come along one night and listen to the local choir. He is only asked to listen, and maybe offer some helpful advice, but their intentions of persuading him to help are obvious. He eventually reluctantly agrees to assist. After the parish minister offers him the position of cantor, he accepts and sees the choir grow and develop, and rediscovers his own lost joy for music. Along with this, Daniel opens up and begins to live with passion. And he finally realizes what love is...”
”As it is in Heaven ” has become a regular feature on The Pathfinder Programme because it goes through the entire range of human emotions and asks some interesting questions of excistence and leadership. Kay Pollak, who is also known from his movies”Elvis! Elvis!", "Barnets Ø", "Elska mej" and books like”At Vokse Gennem Mødet med Andre”, is a great source of inspiration to Lasse Zäll and the constant development of The Pathfinder Programme.
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