When john groberg is sent on a threeyear mission to tonga, he has no idea what hes getting into. A sequel to the mormon missionary drama the other side of. Groberg talks about why hes grateful he answered president monsons call to write the books that lead to the making of the other side of heaven and the other side of heaven 2. Through letters and musings across the miles, john shares his humbling and sometimes hilarious adventures with the girl. Megaplex theatres at jordan commons in sandy hosted the world premiere of the other side of heaven 2. When 19yearold john groberg gorham is sent on a threeyear mission to tonga, he has no idea what hes getting into. Fire of faith on wednesday, april 10, 2019, at the deseret book corporate offices in salt lake city. Groberg, the mormon missionary whose memoirs inspired both films, and he has such solid comic timing that it makes you wish he had stronger. With the other side of heaven 2, christian filmmaker. Grobergs nonfiction book in the eye of the storm about his. The other side of heaven is a 2002 movie based on the book by mormon leader john h. Other side of heaven director urges lds to tell their. Firsttime writerdirector mitch davis said the story for the film has a lot of meaning.
Based on the real john grobergs memoir in the eye of the storm, the other side of heaven was produced by jerry molen, academy award winning producer of. He is the author of the eye of the storm, and was the protagonist in the movie made from the book titled the other side of heaven groberg was born to delbert v. The other side of heaven 2 is offering encore screenings. At times spiritual, humorous, frightening, and uplifting, the movie is a tribute to a young man who faced overwhelming odds and setbacks to continually overcome some of the most difficult situations ever beset a young missionary.
The other side of heaven was a disney movie in 2001 about. Filled with adventure, breathtaking scenery, and humor, the other side of heaven is a comingofage film your whole family will enjoy. When their sixth child is born with a serious illness, the grobergs face their. Other side of heaven filmmaker has big plans to take the. While the movie will have special meaning for members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, everyone can enjoy it and be touched. The movie focuses on grobergs adventurous experiences and trials while serving as a missionary in the south pacific. Considering that this movie was neither made by, nor endorsed by, the lds church, the other side of heaven is an endearing, uplifting movie that celebrates and pays respect to mormon missionaries without going too deep into lds philosophy or beliefs. Not many people realize that 18yearold anne hathaway auditioned for her breakthrough lead role as mia thermopolis in princess diaries on her way to film the other side of heaven. Groberg and the producers of the other side of heaven 2 have teamed with megaplex theatres in a statewide push to rerelease their movie at a discounted ticket price of five dollars starting labor day weekend as a fundraiser for the liahona scholarship fund, which provides tuition and school supplies for tongan schoolchildren. This movie should be rated on those grounds and not on any reader prejudices against the lds church. It is the sequel to the 2001 film the other side of heaven. How mitch davis survived the other side of heaven sequel making this movie was a war every day deseret news april 2019 other side of heaven director urges lds to tell their stories daily herald march 2019 director mitch davis on how the other side of heaven 2 just might top the first meridian magazine february 2019. This time he is a mission president for the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. The sequel to the other side of heaven has had a long journey to the big screen, but thanks to perseverance and faith, the other side of heaven 2.
With the upcoming release of the other side of heaven part 2, this documentary will examine the impact one life welllived can have on the world. How being hit by lightning led mormon mitch davis to. The other side of heaven is a 2001 american adventure drama film written and directed by. Byutv announces partnership with the other side of heaven. Fire of faith takes place about a decade after the events of the other side of heaven. The other side of heaven 2001 full movie download full hd. John groberg christopher gorham, the narrator and hero of the other side of heaven, is a mormon missionary dispatched to the tongan islands in the pacific ocean immediately after his high. Grobergs missionary adventures in tonga as depicted in the eponymous disneydistributed hit film of 2001. The other side of heaven is essentially a chronicle of elder grobergs true life mission. Not understanding the language, and lonely for his fiancee jean, john faces suspicion, distrust, typhoons, tidal waves, mosquitoes. Filmmaker mitch davis is hoping for a million americans to go to the cinema next weekend to jumpstart the longawaited release of the other side of heaven 2.
Groberg would later go on become a general authority in the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, and currently serves. Grobergs books about his experiences in tonga as a young missionary and later mission president for the church of jesus christ of latterday saints might never have. As a young missionary in cordoba, argentina, mitch davis wasnt dreaming of making epic films, let alone missionary movies. The film is based on his memoirs, in the eye of the storm deseret book. I think that this well done film kept to the original story as lived by mr. He leaves behind a loving family and the true love of his life, jean. The team behind it seemed to know it was destined to break out of the past limits of mormon cinema. Gorham, folau, lees, and smith reprised their roles from the first film. Walt disney home entertainment presents the other side of heaven, a thrilling and epic adventure starring anne hathaway the princess diaries and christopher gorham tvs felicity. With this in mind, it is hard to criticize a movie made by a friend. Until lds producer mitch davis found himself working 7080 hour weeks and never seeing his family. Groberg, found in his popular book in the eye of the storm, can be enjoyed as a major motion picture and now, for the first time, in the eye of the storm will be available in paperback retitled the other side of heaven. Fire of faith, which features the real life experiences of elder john h.
In february 2018, davis announced that filming was starting for a sequel titled the other side of heaven 2. The other side of heaven is getting a sequel after 18 years, and filmmaker mitch davis is counting on americans of faith to help the film compete against the blockbusters. Fire of faith will finally be making its longawaited appearance in theaters nationwide this weekend on june 28, 2019. Whereas the original movie detailed elder grobergs first mission to tonga in. The other side of heaven full movie video dailymotion. Groberg as a mission president in the south pacific, is being rereleased nationwide in theaters next month. Groberg about his experience as a missionary in the polynesian nation of tonga in the 1950s as a boy who grew up in the potato fields of idaho, john christopher gorham never expected to travel to such a foreign locale and teach them about his faith.
The movie sure does explain more about what a missionary goes through. The heartwarming missionary film the other side of heaven 2. The other side of heaven full english full movie the other side of heaven full full movie, the other side of heaven full full movie streaming the other side of heaven full movie engsub watch the. A blandly sincere and sluggishly paced drama about a mormon missionarys return to.
To qualify for the list, a movie had to be released commercially, could not be produced by the church, and had to focus on distinctively lds themes or characters. He has since become a common name in mormon cinema, appearing in other lds roles with films such as we love you, sally carmichael. That strike helped me change to become a bishop with a counselor who gave me the other side of heaven movie. The other side of heaven is an epic adventure movie based on john h. The other side of heaven 2 movie official in theaters. We glimpse johns family and home life while playing in a dance band at brigham young university, his mission call and then his new life, teaching the gospel message to a people whose language. A sequel to the mormon missionary drama the other side of heaven starts shooting in april. Groberg returns to tonga in the 1960s with his wife and their five young daughters. John holbrook groberg born june 17, 1934 has been a general authority of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints lds church since 1976. The other side of heaven tells the story of elder john groberg, a general authority for the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, during his mission in tonga in the 1950s.
His story continues with the fire of faith, set a decade after his first mission, when elder groberg is called back to tongathis time with. Purely from a productionvalue standpoint, the sequel is more accomplished than most faithbased movies, and that includes its 2001 predecessor. Whereas the original movie detailed elder grobergs. Mormon hub has ranked the best mormon movies of all time. Movie format dvd dvd region all regions dvd subtitles english, spanish, portuguese dvd audio language. Eighteen years after the release of the other side of heaven, writerdirector mitch davis has made the other side of heaven 2. Just getting to tonga is fraught with danger and unbelievable obstacles.
Groberg was a member of the first quorum of the seventy of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints when this devotional was given at brigham young university on 4 december 2001. Grobergs experience as a mormon missionary in the tongan islands in the 1950s. Groberg, who returns to the islands of tonga, where he served as a missionary for the church of jesus christ of latterday saints ten. Fire of faith is a 2019 adventure biography drama film directed by mitch davis. Eighteen years ago, mitch davis made the other side of heaven, a gentle and moving look at the life of a young missionary for the church of jesus christ of latterday saints a movie that. Filming is scheduled to start in april in fiji for the other side of heaven ii, davis announced tuesday at the salt lake city offices of deseret book, which owns the lds movie distribution. Byutv managing director michael dunn speaks at a press conference for the other side of heaven 2. Groberg, a middle class kid from idaho falls, crosses the pacific to become a church of jesus christ of latterday saint missionary in the remote and exotic tongan island kingdom during the 1950s. In fact, from a mormon point of view, this may be an encouraging movie. Groberg, a latterday saint missionary who served in tonga from 1954 to 1957. There is no doubt that many people will be caught off guard when they sit down to watch the hollywood film the other side of heaven.
In the mid60s, john groberg christopher gorham is a bishop in his idaho falls community of the church of latter day saints aka mormons. Filmmaker mitch davis has big plans for his new movie, a sequel to his 2001 film the other side of heaven one of the few movies about members of the church of jesus christ of latterday. The other side of heaven is a 2001 american adventure drama film written and directed by mitch davis, based on john h. Fire of faith which makes this the other other side of heaven. Groberg told the gripping story of his threeyear mission on the tropical islands of tonga. John groberg returns to tonga for his second round of missionary adventures, this time bringing his wife and family.
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