If you loved Alabama Moon, try The Other Side of Heaven
A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.
What they share
Theyboth carry the tender mood tag, and they sit in Adventure / Drama / Family territory. If that's the register that drew you to Alabama Moon, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.
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What The Other Side of Heaven is
This one really wants to be *The Year of Living Dangerously* with more faith. A young Mormon leaves Idaho for Tonga in the 1950s to serve as a missionary, communicating with his sweetheart via letter. It's a sincere film about overcoming adversity, told with a distinct lack of subtlety.

