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The Other Side of Heaven

An Epic Journey.

6.3(72)20011h 53m4

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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Status
Released
Budget
$7M
Box office
$4.7M
Language
Tonga
Part of The Other Side of Heaven Collection · 2 films
  • missionary
  • hurricane
  • biography
  • based on memoir or autobiography
  • church
  • mormon
  • mormon missionary
  • disaster movie
  • 1950s
  • tonga
  • christian film

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Director

Mitch Davis

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United States of America

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • TheatricalPG12 Apr 2001
    • Physical31 Mar 2002
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical61 Dec 2009

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The Other Side of Heaven was released on 12 April 2001.

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    Wuchak

    5/24/2025

    4/10

    **_A Mormon lad ventures to the South Pacific_** In 1953, a graduate of Brigham Young University (Christopher Gorham) accepts a 3-year mission to reach the people on an island in Tonga. He faces many challenges as he keeps in touch with his beloved back in Twin Falls (Anne Hathaway). “The Other Side of Heaven” (2001) is a coming-of-age adventure augmented by the paradisal locations of the South Pacific. It work…

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