It Must Be Heaven is a darkly comic and deeply poetic exploration of identity, exile, and absurdity from acclaimed Palestinian director Elia Suleiman. Playing a near-silent version of himself, Suleiman embarks on a surreal journey from his hometown of Nazareth to the bustling cities of Paris and New York, in search of a new place to belong and a new life beyond the constraints of his homeland. But everywhere he goes, he is met with strikingly familiar scenes—militarized streets, paranoia, inequality, and strange moments of repression disguised as normalcy—suggesting that the sense of occupation and surveillance he seeks to escape in Palestine has, in fact, become a global condition. Told through Suleiman’s signature deadpan humor, precise framing, and near-total silence, the film transforms everyday encounters into gentle but powerful acts of observation, revealing the shared contradictions of modern society. As he glides through encounters with indifferent bureaucrats, weaponized civilians, and a world obsessed with control, Suleiman crafts a cinematic essay that is both a personal meditation on displacement and a universal satire on the absurdity of borders, nationalism, and the illusion of freedom. At once melancholy and mischievous, It Must Be Heaven asks whether any place can truly be called home in a world so fragmented—suggesting, perhaps, that home is not a destination, but a quiet resistance carried within.