Battle in Heaven
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Carlos Reygadas
Marcos Hernandez
Anapola Mushkadiz
Bertha Ruiz
David Bornstein
Rosalinda Ramirez
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
In the 1940s, Mexico City had a population of 1 million. It is said that life was quite pleasant there in those days. Today Mexico City is a megalopolis of more than 20 million souls. Marcos is the chauffer of the general who supervises the daily flag ceremonies. Marcos picks up the general's daughter Ana at the airport. He is the only member of Ana's household who is aware that she leads a double life. Although a child of Mexico's political elite, she works part time in a rather seedy Mexico City brothel--not for the money but as an act of rebellion and debasement. The intimacy which has developed from sharing this secret with Marcos has become physical. On this particular day, Marcos is troubled. When Ana questions him, he confesses a secret of his own: he and his wife have kidnapped an infant for ransom and the baby has died in their custody. As the police draw closer, Ana urges Marcos to turn himself in. But in the end, he seeks redemption from a higher power. A clash that reminds Marcos of his true station in life, and another death prefigures brings the tortured soul to join a crowd of pilgrims approaching the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Director
Carlos Reygadas
Cast
Marcos Hernandez
Anapola Mushkadiz
Bertha Ruiz
David Bornstein
Rosalinda Ramirez
El Abuelo
Brenda Angulo
Francisco 'el Gato' Martinez
Alejandro Mayar
Chavo Nava
Estela Tamariz
Diego Martinez Vignatti
Crew
Philippe Bober
Marcha Cordobesa
Adoracion G Elipe
Gilles Laurent
Susanne Marian
Diego Martinez Vignatti
Diego Martinez Vignatti
Hamish Mcalpine
Benjamin Mirguet
Carlos Reygadas
Carlos Reygadas
Carlos Reygadas
Jaime Romandia
Joseph Rouschop
Elsa Ruiz
Nicolas Schmerkin
Daniela Schnaider
John Tavener
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 2006
Released in United States January 2006
Released in United States May 2005
Released in United States on Video July 25, 2006
Released in United States September 2005
Released in United States Winter February 17, 2006
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Competition) May 11-22, 2005.
Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Sturm und Drang) January 25-February 5, 2006.
Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Spectrum) January 19-29, 2006.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 8-17, 2005.
Released in United States 2006 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Sturm und Drang) January 25-February 5, 2006.)
Released in United States January 2006 (Shown at Sundance Film Festival (Spectrum) January 19-29, 2006.)
Released in United States Winter February 17, 2006
Released in United States May 2005 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Competition) May 11-22, 2005.)
Released in United States on Video July 25, 2006
Released in United States September 2005 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 8-17, 2005.)
