SILENT LIGHT
synopsis
Mexico, Chihuaha state, community of Mennonites. Johan, married to Esther, with seven sons from her, has been having a passionate love affair with Marianne for 2 years. Deciding between two lives, and between two women, is impossibile. He opens his heart to his friend, Zacaris and to his father, a preacher, who sees it as the devil’s work. Neverthless, both of them support him, pity him. And envy him.
international title: | Silent Light |
original title: | Stellet Licht |
country: | France, Mexico |
sales agent: | BAC Films |
year: | 2007 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Carlos Reygadas |
release date: | BE/FR 05/12/2007, UK 07/12/2007, NL 14/02/2008, DK 01/08/2008, NO/PL 24/10/2008, DE 02/04/2009 |
screenplay: | Carlos Reygadas |
cast: | Cornelius Wall, Maria Pancratz |
cinematography by: | Alexis Zabe |
producer: | Carlos Reygadas, Jaime Romandia |
production: | BAC Films, Mantarraya Producciones, No Dream Cinema |
backing: | Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica, Mantaraya y Nodream (MX), Arte |
distributor: | BAC Films, Benelux Film Distributors (BE), Nederlands Film Museum Distributie (NL), Tartan Films (UK), Arthaus (NO), Peripher (DE) |