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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The Other Side of Heaven was released in 2001 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 207 reviews, giving The Other Side of Heaven (2001) an average rating of 64%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 81%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 61%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Other Side of Heaven than critics were.
With a score of 64%, The Other Side of Heaven is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2001, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 2001 with similar scores include films like Wasabi, Rat Race and Bandits.
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