In 2003, Colton Burpo underwent a life-threatening operation. While he did not technically flatline, his subsequent accounts of the experience stunned his parents, Todd and Sonja Burpo. Heaven Is for Real (2014) - Plot - IMDb
The story of began as a personal account of a family crisis in Nebraska and transformed into a global phenomenon, spanning a record-breaking book and a major feature film . It centers on the experiences of Colton Burpo, who at nearly four years old, claimed to have visited heaven during emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix. The Core Story Heaven Is for Real