

Post Tenebras Lux
2012-11-22 · 115 min · ★ 6.1
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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Production details
- Directors
- Carlos Reygadas
- 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, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, Nederlands Fonds voor de Film
- Countries
- France, Germany, Mexico, Netherlands
- Status
- Released
- Revenue
- USD 276,580
Top Cast
Adolfo Jimenez CastroJuan
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