Heaven Is for Real Dvd

Heaven Is for Real is a 2014 American Christian drama film written and directed by Randall Wallace and co-written by Christopher Parker, based on Pastor Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent’s 2010 book of the same name. The film stars Greg Kinnear, Kelly Reilly, Connor Corum, Margo Martindale, and Thomas Haden Church. The soundtrack of the film contains Darlene Zschech’s song “Heaven in Me”. The film was released on April 16, 2014.
The film has received mixed critical reviews, but nevertheless was a box office success, grossing $101 million against a $12 million budget, becoming the fifth-highest-grossing Christian film in the United States.

Plot

Four-year-old Colton Burpo (Connor Corum) is the son of Todd Burpo (Greg Kinnear), pastor of Crossroads Wesleyan Church in Imperial, Nebraska. Colton says he experienced Heaven during an emergency surgery. He describes to his incredulous family about having seen the surgeon operating, his mother calling people in the waiting room to pray, and his father in another room yelling at God to not let him die. He also speaks of incidents with people he never met or knew about: meeting a great-grandfather who had died long before he was born, an unborn sister he never knew about who had died in a miscarriage, and having met Jesus.

Colton speaks about his experiences in Heaven, and Todd is faced with the dilemma of determining the legitimacy of his son’s experience. Todd’s wariness about discussing the situation erodes the confidence of the board members of his church, and he is contacted by several members of the media. When Todd is called by a radio station for an impromptu on-air interview, he invites them to attend his sermon the following Sunday. At church, he preaches about his son’s experiences and reveals his support for him.

Following the events at the church, Todd is doing research on the Internet and finds a story about a Lithuanian girl who had a similar experience. Her recall of Jesus was identical to that of Colton. Todd tries to speak to Colton further about the experience but he is interrupted by his wife revealing that she is pregnant with another child. Photos of Colton and his family are shown in the present day.

Cast

Connor Corum as Colton Burpo
Greg Kinnear as Todd Burpo, a small-town pastor in Nebraska
Kelly Reilly as Sonja Burpo, Burpo’s wife
Lane Styles as Cassie Burpo, Burpo’s daughter and Colton’s sister
Margo Martindale as Nancy Rawling
Thomas Haden Church as Jay Wilkins
Mike Mohrhardt as Jesus
Ali Tataryn as Angel
Ina Barron as Angel
Jacob Vargas as Michael
Nancy Sorel as Dr. Charlotte Slater
Danso Gordon as Ray
Darcy Fehr as Lee Watson