Review of The Discovery of Heaven (2001) by Sam C — 12 Nov 2007

I love movie with some "history" or "deep" , I try to read the book because of this.

This review of The Discovery of Heaven (2001) was written by Sam C on 12 Nov 2007.

The Discovery of Heaven has generally received positive reviews.

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