Post Tenebras Lux (2012)

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 complementary or if they strive to eliminate one another.

Director:

Carlos Reygadas

Writer:

Carlos Reygadas (screenplay)

Stars:

Nathalia Acevedo, Rut Reygadas, Adolfo Jiménez Castro

6 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Nathalia Acevedo	...	Natalia / Wife
Rut Reygadas	...	Rut
Adolfo Jiménez Castro	...	Juan / Husband
Mitsy Ferrand	...	Mujer dormida (as Mitsy Ferrant)
Joakim Chardonnens	...	Hombre dormido
Ander Vérez	...	El niño
Willebaldo Torres	...	El Siete / The seven
Eleazar Reygadas	...	Eleazar
José Alberto Sánchez	...	El Jarro
Daniel Colorado	...	Alcoholics Anonymous
José Luis Martínez	...	Alcoholics Anonymous
Alejandro Ramírez Molina	...	Alcoholics Anonymous
Félix Robles	...	Alcoholics Anonymous
Adriana Marquina	...	Alcoholics Anonymous
Reyes Rivera	...	Alcoholics Anonymous

Storyline

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 complementary or if they strive to eliminate one another.

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Plot Keywords:

female pubic hair | female full rear nudity | male full rear nudity | limp penis | cuckolded husband | 

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Taglines:

light after darkness

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Genres:

Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site [Japan]

Country:

Mexico France Netherlands Germany

Language:

Spanish English French

Release Date:

23 November 2012 (Mexico)

Also Known As:

Light After Darkness

Filming Locations:

Santo Domingo Ocotitlán, Tepoztlán, Morelos, Mexico

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$2,422, 3 May 2013, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$38,911, 11 August 2013

Company Credits

Production Co:

No Dream Cinema, Mantarraya Producciones, Le Pacte

Technical Specs

Runtime:

115 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Carlos Reygadas won the Prix de la Mise en Scene at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival.

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Connections

Featured in Fear Itself (2015)

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Soundtracks

It's a Dream
Composed by Neil Young
Silver Fiddle Music / Galaxia Musical, S.A. de C.V.

User Reviews

Dark, beautiful and cryptic... blends Malick and Lynch

Post Tenebras Lux and TO THE WONDER were my favorite films at Toronto's Festival in 2012. The plot description you get here on IMDb is as good as I could do so I won't bother with that. This film is like a cross between Malick and Lynch. It's beautiful, dark, bizarre and dreamy... and non-linear to add to the cryptic puzzle. Like Malick, the beautiful shots are about enough to hook you in... assuming you know how to experience a movie, not just watch what a studio spoon feeds you. Like Lynch, the dark underbelly of humanity is lurking beneath in a surreal fashion. Subconscious here we come! My favorite place to be! By the way, Reygadas won Best Director at Cannes for this. Now I hope I've added to the mystery, and didn't solve any of it!