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Post Tenebras Lux

Post Tenebras Lux

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Post Tenebras Lux

"Light after darkness"

2012

1h 55m

6.1(135 votes)

Drama

Overview

Juan and his urban family live in the Mexican countryside, where they enjoy and suffer a world apart. And nobody knows if these two worlds are complimentary or if they strive to eliminate one another.

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Production Companies

Le Pacte

ARTE France Cinéma

Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad

The Match Factory

Topkapi Films

Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía

Nederlands Fonds voor de Film

The people behind it

Cast & crew

6 featured cast members

Starring

Adolfo Jimenez Castro

Adolfo Jimenez Castro

Juan

Nathalia Acevedo

Nathalia Acevedo

Natalia

Willebaldo Torres

Siete

Rut Reygadas

Rut

Eleazar Reygadas

Eleazar

Suemi Valderrama

Samantha

Creative team

Directed by: Carlos Reygadas
Written by: Carlos Reygadas
Produced by: Jean Labadie
Rémi Burah

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