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Light after darkness - Post Tenebras Lux
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Title: Post Tenebras Lux

Release Date: 22 Nov 2012

Runtime: 1h 55m

Genre: Drama

Director: 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

Production Companies: 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

Overview: 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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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.1 (123 votes)

Cast

  • Juan: Adolfo Jimenez Castro
  • Natalia: Nathalia Acevedo
  • Siete: Willebaldo Torres
  • Rut: Rut Reygadas
  • Eleazar: Eleazar Reygadas
  • Samantha: Suemi Valderrama
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