Silent Light (2007)
- Starring:
- Cornelio Wall, Miriam Toews, (more)
- Director(s):
- Carlos Reygadas
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR
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A man of faith succumbs to a temptation he cannot resist in this drama written and directed by Carlos Reygadas. Johan (Cornelio Wall Fehr) and Esther (Miriam Toews) have been married for years, and live with their children in a Mennonite community Mexico. While Johan and Esther are both taciturn by nature, a moral dilemma is tearing Johan apart -- he's been having an affair with another woman in their circle, Marianne (Maria Pankratz), and feels he may be falling in love with her. While the tenants of his faith strictly forbid adultery, his need to be with Marianne seems stronger than the dictates of his moral compass, and while he's confessed his sins to Esther and his close friend Zacarias (Jacobo Klassen), subjecting himself to the shame of truth hasn't buffered his desires. Even worse, after Johan confesses to his father about his lust for Marianne, he's told that he may have fallen under the sway of Satan. Luz Silenciosa (aka Silent Light) received its world premiere at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Cornelio Wall - Johan
- Maria Pankratz - Marianne
- Elisabeth Fehr - Madre
- Irma Thiessen - Sara
- Daniel Thiessen - Daniel
- Jackob Loewen - Jackob
- Alex Thiessen - Cornelio
- Miriam Toews - Esther
- Peter Wall - Padre
- Jacobo Klassen - Zacarias
- Alfredo Thiessen - Alfredo
- Autghe Loewen - Autghe
- Gerardo Thiessen - Cornelio
- Director(s):
- Carlos Reygadas
- Writer(s):
- Carlos Reygadas
- Producer(s):
- Jaime Romandia, Carlos Reygadas
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR(Sexual Situations, Adult Situations)
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- 2007 - Silent Light - Cannes Film Festival - Jury Prize
