Descended from Heaven
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Descended from Heaven

6.1 / 10 1965 1h 30mNR Greek
ComedyFantasy

Storyline

The late Pericles gets permission from God to return to earth and help his family, who has gone astray after his death. Invisible to all but present everywhere, he is able to eavesdrop on what's going on: his youngest daughter lives it up with some Teddy boys, his eldest do not intend to marry her fiancé, his son has become a crook, and his wife a gambler.

Cast & Crew

Mimis Fotopoulos

Mimis Fotopoulos

Periklis Birbiropoulos

Lead
Beata Asimakopoulou

Beata Asimakopoulou

Jenny Birbilopoulou

Christos Negas

Christos Negas

Timos Birbilopoulos

Marika Krevata

Marika Krevata

Theano Birbilopoulou

Christos Parlas

Christos Parlas

Mimis

Kleo Skouloudi

Kleo Skouloudi

Betty Birbilopoulou

Stavros Paravas

Stavros Paravas

Fifis

Nitsa Marouda

Nitsa Marouda

Mairi

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Orestis Laskos's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. Descended from Heaven is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker