BATTLE IN HEAVEN
synopsis
Mexico. Marcos, a half-breed taxidriver, kidnaps together with his wife one of their nephews. When the baby accidentily dies, Marcos breaks down and confesses his crime to his boss's daughter, Ana. She is a frivolous and spoilt girl, playing a hooker just for fun. Both women try to help Marcos, each of them in their own way, but it is already too late. During a pelgrimage to the Guadelupe basilique, Marcos brings Ana down with him.
| international title: | Battle in Heaven |
| original title: | Batalla en el cielo |
| country: | France, Mexico, Belgium, Germany |
| sales agent: | Coproduction Office |
| year: | 2004 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Carlos Reygadas |
| film run: | 100' |
| release date: | FR 26/10/2005, BE 26/10/2005, UK 28/10/2005 |
| screenplay: | Carlos Reygadas |
| cast: | Marcos Hernandez, Anapola Mushkadiz, Berta Ruiz, Rosalinda Ramirez, David Bornstien |
| cinematography by: | Diego Martinez Vignatti |
| film editing: | Adoración G. Elipe, Benjamin Mirguet, Nicolas Schmerkin |
| art director: | Elsa Ruiz, Daniela Schnaider |
| costumes designer: | Elsa Ruiz Pirinoli |
| producer: | Philippe Bober, Susanne Marian, Jaime Romandia, Carlos Reygadas |
| production: | Société Parisienne de Production - Coproduction Office, Tarantula Belgique, Coproduction Office, Mantarraya Producciones, No Dream Cinema, Mackey Co. (MX), Arte (FR) |
| backing: | Centre National de la Cinématographie, Fond Sud (FR), La Communaute française de Belgique et des teledistributeurs wallons (BE), MEDIA Plus |
| distributor: | Bac Films, Tartan (UK), Lumière (BE), Filmhuis (NL), Golem (ES), Atlantis Entertainment (CZ), Atlantis Entertainment (SK), Neue Visionen Filmverleih GmbH (DE), |
