Gate to Heaven

After her shift Nisha sneaks into the planes at night and entertains imaginary first class passengers. She meets the young Russian Alexej, who has fled to Germany and works under the table to make ends meet. Their nightly airplane fantasies draws them together, as Alexei dreams of flying - as a pilot.

Keywords

  • Made in Germany
  • Storyline: True Romance
  • Veit Helmer
  • dance
  • migration
  • relationship
  • women
  • work

Actors

  • Masumi Makhkija
  • Valera Nikolaev
  • Anthony Okungbowa
  • Udo Kier
  • Miki Manojlovic

Director

  • Veit Helmer

Comedy, Romance


1h 28min


6 FSK

EN

DE

Germany
2003
German romantic Bollywood comedy: Nisha is a janitor at the Frankfurt Airport but of dreams of becoming a flight attendant.

German romantic Bollywood comedy: Nisha is a janitor at the Frankfurt Airport but of dreams of becoming a flight attendant.


After her shift Nisha sneaks into the planes at night and entertains imaginary first class passengers. She meets the young Russian Alexej, who has fled to Germany and works under the table to make ends meet. Their nightly airplane fantasies draws them together, as Alexei dreams of flying - as a pilot.

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