Batalla en el cielo
Battle in Heaven
© COPRODUCTION OFFICE - MANTARRAYA - NoDREAM CINEMA
Marcos Hernández, Anapola Mushkadiz
Batalla en el cielo | Battle in Heaven by Carlos Reygadas
MEX, BEL, FRA, DEU 2005, Berlinale Classics
© COPRODUCTION OFFICE - MANTARRAYA - NoDREAM CINEMA
Batalla en el cielo | Battle in Heaven by Carlos Reygadas
MEX, BEL, FRA, DEU 2005, Berlinale Classics
© COPRODUCTION OFFICE - MANTARRAYA - NoDREAM CINEMA
Anapola Mushkadiz
Batalla en el cielo | Battle in Heaven by Carlos Reygadas
MEX, BEL, FRA, DEU 2005, Berlinale Classics
© COPRODUCTION OFFICE - MANTARRAYA - NoDREAM CINEMA
After Marcos and his wife kidnap their sister-in-law’s baby for ransom, the infant dies. While Marcos’ wife seeks repentance at Mexico City’s Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Marcos wants to go to the police and confess. Marcos works as chauffeur to a general. He is having an affair with his boss’ daughter, who secretly works as a prostitute in a luxury bordello. But even sex with her does not offer Marcos relief from his moral unease and social deprivation... With the warts-and-all physicality of its overweight (amateur) actor, acts of random violence and explicit sex scenes, Carlos Reygadas’ provocative look at masculinity in Battle in Heaven caused shock waves in 2005. Complemented by constant references to the omnipotence of strict hierarchies, the film becomes a panoramic look at a country riven by social division.
The pronounced camerawork with its long set-ups, tracking shots and pans of up to 360 degrees, as well as the hyper-realistic visuals that are reminiscent of British photojournalist Martin Parr, come back into their own in the restoration.
The pronounced camerawork with its long set-ups, tracking shots and pans of up to 360 degrees, as well as the hyper-realistic visuals that are reminiscent of British photojournalist Martin Parr, come back into their own in the restoration.
With
- Marcos Hernandez
- Anapola Mushkadiz
- Berta Ruiz
- David Bornstein
- Rosalinda Ramirez
- El Abuelo
Crew
| Director | Carlos Reygadas |
| Screenplay | Carlos Reygadas |
| Cinematography | Diego Martinez Vignatti |
| Editing | Benjamin Mirguet, Adoración G. Elipe, Nicolas Schmerkin, Carlos Reygada |
| Music | John Tavener, Johann Sebastian Bach, Marcha Cordobesa |
| Sound | Gilles Laurent, Sergio Diaz, Martín Hernández |
| Production Design | Elsa Díaz Pirinoli, Daniela Schneider |
| Producers | Carlos Reygadas, Philippe Bober, Jaime Romandia, Susanne Marian |
| Co-Producer | Joseph Rouschop |
| Co-Production |
No Dream Cinema Mexiko Tarantula Production Belgien Arte France Cinéma |
World sales
Coproduction Office
Additional information
DCP: Coproduction Office, Berlin
Philippe Bober, Anapola Mushkadiz, Rainer Rother
The producer, the leading actor and the section head at the Photo Call.
Batalla en el cielo · Berlinale Classics · Feb 23, 2024