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Where to watch “The Other Side of Heaven” (2001) legally online? See US options first, with English-region fallbacks.
What to expect (spoiler-free)
Planning a movie night? This is a spoiler-free snapshot of “ (2001).
It sits in the Action, Adventure, Drama, Family space and is paced for about 113 minutes.
Cast highlights include Christopher Gorham, Anne Hathaway, Joe Folau, Miriama Smith.
The listed certification for some regions is “ (ratings vary by country).
Topics & keywords
missionary, hurricane, biography, based on memoir or autobiography, church, mormon, mormon missionary, disaster movie, 1950s, tonga, christian film
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Plot
John H. Groberg, a middle class kid from Idaho Falls, crosses the Pacific to become a Mormon missionary in the remote and exotic Tongan island kingdom during the 1950's. He leaves behind a loving family and the true love of his life, Jean. Through letters and musings across the miles, John shares his humbling and sometimes hilarious adventures with "the girl back home", and her letters buoy up his spirits in difficult times. John must struggle to overcome language barriers, physical hardship and deep-rooted suspicion to earn the trust and love of the Tongan people he has come to serve. Throughout his adventure-filled three years on the islands, he discovers friends and wisdom in the most unlikely places. John H. Groberg's Tongan odyssey will change his life forever.
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