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Three Steps Above Heaven

Original title: Tres metros sobre el cielo
  • 2010
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 58m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
30K
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María Valverde and Mario Casas in Three Steps Above Heaven (2010)
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A privileged woman and a reckless man fall in love despite their different social classes.A privileged woman and a reckless man fall in love despite their different social classes.A privileged woman and a reckless man fall in love despite their different social classes.

  • Director
    • Fernando González Molina
  • Writers
    • Federico Moccia
    • Ramón Salazar
  • Stars
    • Mario Casas
    • María Valverde
    • Álvaro Cervantes
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    30K
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    • Director
      • Fernando González Molina
    • Writers
      • Federico Moccia
      • Ramón Salazar
    • Stars
      • Mario Casas
      • María Valverde
      • Álvaro Cervantes
    • 64User reviews
    • 10Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Mario Casas
    Mario Casas
    • H.
    María Valverde
    María Valverde
    • Babi
    Álvaro Cervantes
    Álvaro Cervantes
    • Pollo
    Marina Salas
    Marina Salas
    • Katina
    Luis Fernández
    Luis Fernández
    • El Chino
    Andrea Duro
    Andrea Duro
    • Mara
    Nerea Camacho
    Nerea Camacho
    • Daniela
    Diego Martín
    Diego Martín
    • Alejandro
    Cristina Plazas
    Cristina Plazas
    • Rafaela
    Jordi Bosch
    • Claudio
    Joan Crosas
    • Padre H.
    Cristina Dilla
    • Madre H.
    Pablo Rivero
    Pablo Rivero
    • Gustavo
    Marta Martín
    • Silvia
    Víctor Sevilla
    • El Ventura
    Daniel Casadellà
    Daniel Casadellà
    • El Palote
    • (as Daniel Casadella)
    Dani Herrera
    • El Travolta
    • (as Danny Herrera)
    Marcel Borràs
    Marcel Borràs
    • Chico
    • Director
      • Fernando González Molina
    • Writers
      • Federico Moccia
      • Ramón Salazar
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    10nikoleta-ursu

    a really good movie

    From my point of view this is the perfect movie for those who love romance. it contains a lot of magic moments,some of them being breath- taking. it is the kind of movie you will want to see over and over again. even if the idea may seem simple, the way is is developed makes it a fantastic one. i can also say that actors play really well and the soundtrack is good.

    the only thing i can't understand is the law IMDb mark, as i think the movie is much better that other movies,which have better marks anyway it doesn't really matter

    One more thing i want to add is that the final moments of the movie are really emotionally . Also there are some good ideas outlined in the movie.
    7mt_ranetka

    Made me smile made me cry...

    The story is a love story, pure one. But what a strength the feelings of two young people have. It is important to mention - he was her first love... If you think about it throughout the movie, you will definitely feel the power of this encounter. It keeps you tight in one scene, it makes you smile and cry in another.

    The scenes about death, blackmail, decent life in a decent family and broken life of a broken young mind - don't leave you indifferent. Accident encounters in life are not accidental at all. Everything has its income and impact. Sometimes good to experience. Sometimes preferably to avoid. They didn't.
    5ma-cortes

    Romantic flick packed with a twisted romance , catching songs , violence and motorcycle races

    Exciting drama plenty of emotion , thrills , fights and a deep love story , being based on the novel of the same name by Federico Moccia. Mario Casas leads the cast of this ¨Three Meters Above The Sky¨ the story of two young people who belong to different worlds ; this one starts with a misfit , impulsive , unconscious young man nicknamed ¨H¨ (Mario Casas) , leader of a band of violent teenagers . Meanwhile , H is reconnecting with the past so that it means fighting and also a new love . When he is driving his powerful motorcycle he meets a beautiful teenager , Babi (Maria Valverde), the girl from upper-middle class that was educated in goodness and innocence . Babi reluctant at first but finally falls in love for him . Along the way , ¨H¨ gets mixed up with some tough as well as bad guys and is embodied in endless struggles and illegal motorbike races .

    Sensitive as well as romantic drama is loaded with an enjoyable love story , soap opera , lingering shots of wonderful as well as youthful faces , twisted situations and with a distinctly Spanish idiosyncrasy . It is the chronicle of a love improbable , almost impossible between two maladjusted young people : Mario Casas and Maria Valverde but inevitable dragging in a frantic journey of family opposition , motorcycle races , difficult romance and full of violence . Although is filled with predictability and cliché-ness the film results out to be pretty entertaining , but overlong . It turns out to be pleasantly fun that offers no intellectual stimulus whatsoever ; an exercise in pure escapism in which entertainment and thrilling happenings are guaranteed .

    Passable acting by Mario Casas as Hache , a rebellious boy who has an appetite for risk and danger in the limit of common sense , a ¨rebel without a cause¨ , in James Dean'style . This is Mario Casas's most important screen appearance in screen and pretty well Marta Valderde as the inexperienced and innocent adolescent . And agreeable and charming Marina Salas as Katina , her best friend . As shown in the film, H and Babi develop a relationship , and actually the two actors developed a relationship of their own in 2010 , though it is known that the two broke up in September of 2014 ; and subsequently Marta Valverde married to prestigious musical conductor Gustavo Dudamel . As you should be aware , than similar from US films with romantic touches , you do get to see people having sex in this , not explicit , but there are naked bodies , and some strong sexual scenes . Ample support cast formed by newcomers who would have an acceptable and uneven career , such as Nerea Camacho , Alvaro Cervantes of ¨Carlos I¨ series , Andrea Duro of ¨Olmos and Robles¨ series , Pablo Rivero of ¨Cuentame¨ series , Diego Martín , and Cristina Plazas , Jordi Bosch as parents of Bibi . Colorful and glimmer cinematography by Daniel Aranyó . Being shot on location in Mataró , El Prat De Llobregat , Teià , Montgat , Sant Boi De Llobregat , L'Hospitalet De Llobregat , Santa Cristina D'Aro , Barcelona, Catalonia , Girona, Catalonia , Spain . In addition , atmospheric and moving musical score by Manel Santisteban , adding commercial and attractive songs .

    Being based on Federico Moccia bestseller book . Federico is a Best-seller writer and occasionally director , known for ¨Amore 14¨ , ¨Scusa Ma Ti Voglio Sposare¨ , ¨Tre Metri Sopra Il Cielo¨ (2004) He also wrote several scripts as ¨Palla Al Centro¨ , ¨Ho Voglia Di Te¨ , ¨Classe Mista 3A¨ and ! Cannibal holocaust 2 ¡ . ¨Perdona Si Te Llamo Amor¨ . The motion picture ¨Tres Metros Sobre el Cielo¨ or "Three Steps Above Heaven" (2010) was professionally directed by the Spanish filmmaker Fernando González Molina . And he also made the sequel : ¨Tengo Ganas De Ti¨ (2012) , in which ¨H¨ falls for a gorgeous dancer called Gin , Clara Lago , but he discovers again his first great love : Maria Valverde . He went on directing successes as the $13.5 million period drama "Palm Trees in the Snow" also with Mario Casas and a thriller . ¨El Guardian Invisible¨. And made several TV series as ¨Luna , Misterio De Calenda¨ , ¨Bienvenidos Al Lolita¨ and ¨Los Hombres De Paco¨ .
    9mannin11

    Great modern take on Romeo and Juliet

    Wow! What a knockout of a movie. If one was to say that this is aimed at the female Twilight audience, one would only be partially correct. There is enough of a hard edge to the story and the characters to appeal to any red-blooded male in the audience. The story of a girl from a rich family who falls in hate/love with a smartass illegal motor cycle racing street hood kicks this up into a testosterone story about a thug trying to come to terms with his uncontrollable angers and find love amidst his own brutality. Taken from an Italian novel by Federico Moccia, this was originally filmed (in Italian) in 2004 then remade in Spanish in 2010. This movie cries out for an American remake!!! One only prays that if that day ever comes that the studio committees won't screw it up as they have done waaaay too often with foreign remakes.

    Whatever the budget was for this movie, every penny is up there on the screen. Fantastic direction, fantastic cinematography. Great acting from the young leads. A great soundtrack and constant surprises that increase the romantic aspect under threat of constant danger. If this movie was to be remade scene for scene for the American market it would be a sensation and make major stars of its young leads. Fernando Gonzales Molina, the director of this movie, should have been hired YESTERDAY to shoot an English-language version of this movie. One only hopes that the hero (or anti-hero) would be drawn from the ranks of America's melting pot rather than the androgynous white-bread actors currently in vogue, more suited to supporting roles in fresh-scented tampon commercials.

    The story, of a motor cycle street racer from a good family (gone bad in rebellion against the hypocrisy of his family) who invades the remote comfort zone of the rich high school girl who despises everything about him, yet is irresistibly drawn towards him, could be trite -- but never is in this fast-moving tale. The supporting characters in the related subplots provide tragic elements that time and again remind one of Romeo and Juliet in a high-speed modern setting.

    The most interesting thing about the lead characters is the way in which they change and mature. This is not a lovey-dovey romance that hits all the predictable points, but rather a tale of two people drawn towards one another in a relationship that cannot hope to succeed. This is one movie that will have every female in the audience blubbering into her handkerchief at the ending. Did I say it was romantic? Did I say that it absolutely kills with its constant juxtaposition of hard-partying action and quiet, romantic moments? The stars of this Spanish version, Mario Casas and Maria Valverde appear destined for long and successful careers based on their performances here.

    Have I raved enough about this movie? No, I haven't. If you have one romantic spark in your soul then see this movie. And PRAY that Hollywood doesn't screw it up in a dumb el-cheapo remake!
    3polatoal

    Empty movie full of nothing meaningful

    What I don't understand is at what point do they start to love each other? This is not real love that makes you feel warm inside. This is a piece of s***. They are both drop dead gorgeous, they look at each other and Babi forgets whatever bullshit he did to her just because he's drop dead gorgeous and they fall in love only because they are beautiful. Honestly I was watching this and I thought, they must have skipped some months because these guys have nothing in common, nothing to bond over. We didn't see any meaningful dialogue between them. At WHAT POINT, and WHY are they deeply in love? This movie is immature love at the most. I'm 16 but I just think at 18-21 people are more mature and should have deeper relationships? Maybe i would have liked this movie when i was 10. It's like a very young teens/child fantasy because it has no basis on reality or true love (sorry I keep mentioning this).

    Watch this movie if you want to kill brain cells.

    I liked the music at the start star for that. And it was entertaining, I didn't get bored (maybe at the end).

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    • Trivia
      It is based on the novel of the same name by Federico Moccia.
    • Quotes

      Narration: Suddenly you realize that everything is over

      H.: I'm going away for a while

      H.: To London

      H.: To Work

      Alejandro: That's a good idea.

      H.: I can't stay here

      Narration: There's no going back.

      Narration: You Feel It.

      Narration: And then you try to remember

      Narration: at what point it all began

      Narration: and you discover it started before you thought

      Narration: [Child Girl says Hello to the Boy Child. Both Smile] Long Before

      Narration: And it's at that moment

      Narration: You realize things happen only once

      Narration: And no matter how hard you try

      Narration: You'll never feel the same again

      Narration: You'll never again feel you're three meters above the sky.

      Narration: Three meters above the sky.

      [Ends]

    • Connections
      Followed by I Want You (2012)
    • Soundtracks
      A ras de cielo
      Written by Joaquín Polvorinos (as Pol) and Álex Pina

      Performed by Pol 3.14

      ©2010 Globomedia Música

      (p)2010 Globomedia Música

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    • Release date
      • December 3, 2010 (Spain)
    • Country of origin
      • Spain
    • Official sites
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    • Languages
      • Spanish
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Ba Bước Lên Thiên Đàng
    • Filming locations
      • Puerto de Barcelona, Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
    • Production companies
      • Antena 3 Films
      • Antena 3 Televisión
      • Canal+ España
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $14,066,238
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 58m(118 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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