Heaven Before I Die

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Heaven Before I Die ★★ 1996 (PG)

Sheltered Jacob (Velasquez) travels from the Middle East to Toronto and is taken under the questionable wing of a small-time thief (Giannini) and a beautiful waitress (Pacula). But when Jacob finds a measure of success as a Charlie Chaplin impersonator, his innocence gets a dose of culture shock. 98m/C VHS, DVD . CA Andy Velasquez, Giancarlo Giannini, Catherine Oxen-berg; Cameos: Joanna Pacula, Omar Sharif, Burt Young, Joseph Bologna; D: Izidore K. Musallam.

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