Silent Light (2007)
Silent Light (2007)
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Cast & Crew.
Cornelio Wall
Johan
Miriam Toews
Esther
Maria Pankratz
Marianne
Peter Wall
Padre
Jacobo Klassen
Zacarias
Irmo Thiessen
Sara
Alfredo Thiessen
Alfredo
Jacques Brel
Self
Daniel Thiessen
Daniel
Autghe Loewen
Autghe
Jackob Loewen
Jackob
Jaime Romandia
Producer
Elizabeth Fehr
Madre / Anita
Gerardo Thiessen
Cornelio
Carlos Reygadas
Director / Screenplay / Producer
Alex Thiessen
Cornelio
Media.
Details.
Release DateOctober 2, 2007
Original NameStellet Licht
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 16m
Filming LocationsCiudad Cuauhtémoc, Mexico
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Silent Light (Plautdietsch: Stellet Licht) 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.
Martin Scorsese described the work as "A surprising picture and a very moving one as well", while Barry Jenkins in 2019 named it as the best film of the 21st century. It was awarded the Jury Prize at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival. In 2017, the film was named the twenty-third "Best Film of the 21st Century So Far" by The New York Times.