[6] Baptist minister Don Piper is involved in a horrific car crash, pronounced dead at the scene and covered by a tarp.

[7][8] Ninety minutes later, having been brought to a hospital, he returns to life and claims to have seen Heaven and visited with deceased relatives while there.

[9][10][11] The project was shot in Atlanta, Georgia,[12] and the shooting finished in March 2015.

The producers chose to stay as true to the book which inspired the film as possible:[17] [sic]"I think a lot of people read books, especially true stories, and then the movie is not even close to the real story and they make up things.

– Rick Jackson[17]Actress Kate Bosworth stated she "was amazed how Piper's story affects so many people" and that she felt blessed "to be a part of the movie's cast.