Post Tenebras Lux

Post Tenebras Lux

★ 6.1IMDb Score
Released:2012-11-22
Genre:Drama
Duration:115 min
Director:Carlos Reygadas
Actors:Adolfo Jimenez Castro, Nathalia Acevedo, Willebaldo Torres, Rut Reygadas, Eleazar Reygadas
Production:No Dream Cinema, Mantarraya Producciones, Ticoman, Le Pacte, ARTE France Cinéma, Fondo para la Producción Cinematográfica de Calidad, The Match Factory, Topkapi Films, Servicios Andrómeda Films, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, Nederlands Fonds voor de Film
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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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