The Other Side of Heaven

The Other Side of Heaven is a 2001 American adventure drama film written and directed by Mitch Davis based on John H. Grobergs nonfiction book In the Eye of the Storm. The film stars Christopher Gorham as Groberg and Anne Hathaway as Jean Groberg ne Sabin.

During the 1950s, John Groberg, who grew up in Idaho Falls, is called on a mission to Tonga. There he will spend three years as Elder Groberg teaching about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints. His first adventures are just in getting there, including a short time in a Fijian jail.When Elder Groberg does get to Tonga, he is sent to a group of remote islands. There he is partnered with a Tongan, Feki, who speaks English. But Elder Groberg finds that what he has learned of the Tongan language is severely deficient, so he studies intensely to become proficient. He also learns the culture. ........

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