1989年1月的一天,牧师唐·派珀(海登·克里斯滕森 Hayden Christensen 饰)在开车回家的路上遭遇严重车祸,救护人员到达后,便判定他没有生命迹象。没想到一个半小时后, 他却奇迹般地苏醒,并声称在自己失去意识的这段时间,见过天堂的全貌。 在友人的虔诚祈祷和妻子伊娃(凯特·波茨沃斯 Kate Bosworth 饰)的精心照料下,唐终于痊愈并开始新的生活。 本片改编自2004年纽约时报同名畅销书,由唐·派珀根据亲身经历所著。Based on a true story. A man was in a car crash and was in the car, without a pulse for an hour and a half, while EMT's and police waited for the coroner to pronounce him dead before he can be moved. A man comes along, who feels led to pray for the victim, gets in the car and starts to pray while singing praise songs. The 'dead' man starts singing along and EMT's confirm he now has a pulse. The victim fights his recovery, as he is angry that he was in heaven, only to have God bring him back in incredible pain. Was there a purpose to his return to earth?