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Silent Light (2007)
Director: Carlos Reygadas
Cast: Cornelio Wall, Miriam Toews, Maria Pankratz, Peter Wall
7.2
85%Runtime136 min
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Johan and his family are Mennonites from the north of Mexico. Against the law of God and Man, Johan falls in love with another woman.
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Silent Light, the 2007 drama directed by Carlos Reygadas, offers a deeply moving, visually stunning exploration of forbidden love within a strict Mennonite community. Reygadas' poetic, naturalistic style and the captivating performances from actors like Cornelio Wall and Miriam Toews create an immersive, transcendent cinematic experience that will resonate with fans of thoughtful, character-driven films.
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Silent Light is a 2007 film written and directed by Carlos Reygadas. Filmed in a Mennonite colony close to Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua State, Northern Mexico, Silent Light tells the story of a Mennonite married man who falls in love with another woman, threatening his place in the conservative community. The dialogue is in Plautdietsch, the Low German dialect of the Mennonites. The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 80th Academy Awards, but it did not make the shortlist. The film was nominated for Best Foreign Film at the 24th Independent Spirit Awards. It gained nine nominations, including all major categories, in the Ariel Awards, the Mexican national awards.
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