Heaven and Hell (1994)

5.7/10 Vote : 3

Himmel und Hölle (Original Title)

StoryLine

11-year-old Nina and her mother Birgit move to the countryside. But while Birgit seems to cope very well with the upheaval, the shy young girl only feels accepted when she joins a girl guide group. Nina's new teacher for Religious Education, the organizer of the group, and the parson belong to the fanatically pious "Legion Of The Holy Angels", a sect preparing its members for the final battle between demons and angels. As Birgi's behaviour doesn't conform to her daughter's ideas, Nina sacrifices a black kitten which allegedly has a bad influence on Birgit. But this only makes things worse, for Birgit eventually forbids her daughter to go to the scouts' sessions and thereby loses her trust. Nina's friend Miriam is having a hard time being accepted by the scouts and leaves them when she isn't allowed to participate in an important ceremony. Nina is faced with a difficult decision...

Details

Genres: Drama TV Movie
Country: Germany
Original Language: de
Release Date: 08/11/1994
Companies: Südwestfunk
Run Time: 84 min
Popularity: 0.847
Spoken Languages: Deutsch
Status: Released