"Gabriella's Song" from the film. A recording of proceedings was made for the director Kay Pollak and, via a pre-recorded message to the audience, he thanked Sydneysiders for embracing the film so warmly. It ran for 52 weeks in New Zealand and had good word-of-mouth audiences in Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands. Reception Critical response As It Is in Heaven has an approval rating of 83% on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, based on 6 reviews, and an average rating of 6.67/10. Awards and nominations The film was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 77th Academy Awards. At the Swedish Guldbagge Awards it made history by being nominated in every possible category, while at the same time failing to win a single award. Stage musical A critically acclaimed stage musical adaptation of the film written by Carin and Kay Pollak, music by Fredrik Kempe and book by Kay Pollak, Edward af Sillen and Carin Pollak opened at the Oscarsteatern in Stockholm on September 13, 2018. It has since been translated for other countries such as Germany and Norway. Sequel A stand-alone sequel, Heaven on Earth (), also directed by Kay Pollak was released in 2015. References External links 2004 films 2000s musical drama films 2000s Swedish-language films Swedish musical drama films Films about classical music and musicians Films directed by Kay Pollak Films set in Sweden 2004 drama films 2000s Swedish films