Silent Light

Starring non-professional Mennonite actors (from Mexico, Canada and Russia), Silent Light tells the story of a couple and their children in a Mennonite community outside Chihuahua. Johan is in the midst of a marital crisis with his wife Esther, because he believes himself to be deeply in love with Marianne, with whom he has been having an affair. Despite Johan’s belief that Marianne is his ideal mate, his love for his wife and children, prevent him from starting a new life with his mistress.

Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Script: Carlos Reygadas

Cinematography: Alexis Zabe

Editing: Natalia Lopez

Sound: Raul Locatelli

Music: Art Direction: Gerardo Tagle

Actors: Cornelio Wall Fehr (Johan), Miriam Toews (Esther), Maria Pankratz (Marianne), Peter Wall (father), Elisabeth Fehr (mother), Gerardo Thiessen (Cornelio)

Production: Mantarraya Producciones, Mexico & Nodream Cinema, Mexico

Producers: Jaime Romandia, Carlos Reygadas

Co-production: Bac Films,Arte France Cinema (France) & Motel Films (Netherlands) & Imcine/Foprocine, Estudios Churubusco, Ticoman (Mexico)

Format: 35mm Color

Production Country: Mexico - France - Netherlands

Production Year: 2007

Duration: 142

Carlos Reygadas

He was born in Mexico City in 1971 and studied Law, specializing in armed conflict and the use of force. He worked for the European Commission and Mexican Foreign Service. He began making films in 1998. His film Japόn premiered in Rotterdam and won the Golden Camera Special Distinction at the Cannes Festival and the Best Director Award at the Thessaloniki IFF in 2002. His second film, Battle in Heaven, was selected for competition in Cannes in 2005 and screened at the Thessaloniki IFF. Stellet Licht is his third film.