Seventeen-year-old Sonia nearly carried out something irreparable in order to “guarantee” her family a place in paradise. Sixteen-year-old Mélanie lives with her mother and wants to change the world. She falls in love with a “prince” over the internet.

Noémie Merlant (Portrait of a Lady on Fire) received a César nomination for her moving performance in this acute look at how teenagers are recruited to the ranks of terrorism. Directed by Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar with an earnest and charged touch, Heaven Will Wait will jolt any audience.