I recently saw The Discovery of Heaven. It came out in 2001 and is directed by Jeroen Krabbe. The screenplay was adapted by Edwin de Vries and is based on the novel by Harry Mulisch. The film tells the story of an angel that must return the stone tablets containing the Ten Commandments to heaven. He cannot actually go to earth, and so he must influence the lives of several humans. Those humans are Onno (Stephen Fry), Max (Greg Wise), Ada (Flora Montgomery), and Quintin (Neil Newbon).
As far as the film goes, it was not anything spectacular. Stephen Fry was probably the most impressive. The story was actually pretty interesting. I have never read the novel, so I'm not sure how closely they match up. That said, I would definitely recommend it. The film is not readily available in many countries, but it can currently be viewed for free on Hulu.
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