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South of Heaven

South of Heaven

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Overview

Convicted felon Jimmy gets early parole after serving twelve years for armed robbery. Upon his release, he vows to give Annie, his childhood love, now dying from cancer, the best last year of her life – unfortunately it’s not that simple.

Directed by Aharon Keshales
Written by Aharon Keshales, Navot Papushado, Kai Mark
Produced by Dallas Sonnier, Amanda Presmyk, Roger Birnbaum
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Top Cast

Jason Sudeikis

Jason Sudeikis

Jimmy Ray

Evangeline Lilly

Evangeline Lilly

Annie Ray

Mike Colter

Mike Colter

Whit Price

Shea Whigham

Shea Whigham

Schmidt

Jeremy Bobb

Jeremy Bobb

Honest Frank

Amaury Nolasco

Amaury Nolasco

Manny

Thaddeus J. Mixson

Thaddeus J. Mixson

Tommy Price

Michael Paré

Michael Paré

Joey

Jaime Zevallos

Jaime Zevallos

Julio

Tina Parker

Tina Parker

Parole Panel Woman

Themes & Keywords

ex-conparole officer

About South of Heaven

South of Heaven is a crime, drama, thriller film released in 2021 exploring themes of ex-con, parole officer. Directed by Aharon Keshales, it stars Jason Sudeikis, Evangeline Lilly, Mike Colter. Convicted felon Jimmy gets early parole after serving twelve years for armed robbery. Upon his release, he vows to give Annie, his childhood love, now dying from cancer, the best last year of her life – unfortunately it’s not that simple.

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