God Said Ha!


God Said Ha! is a 1998 film that was written and directed by Julia Sweeney, who was also the movie's star. It had its world premiere on 14 March 1998 at the South by Southwest Film Festival and focuses on Sweeney's recollections of when her brother was diagnosed with cancer.

Synopsis

The film is a monologue based on Sweeney's one woman stage show of the same name where Sweeney discusses her memories of her brother Michael getting diagnosed with lymphoma and her own personal experiences when she discovered that she also had cancer.

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Critical reception for God Said Ha! has been predominantly positive and the film currently holds a rating of 86% on Rotten Tomatoes, with the consensus "God Said, Ha! plumbs poignant depths, but Julia Sweeney's sharp, graceful wit makes this one-woman monologue a wise, big-hearted burst of uplifting -- and perhaps therapeutic -- entertainment."

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