synopsis
Johan, his wife and their deeply religious family live in North Mexico. They are members of the Mennonites, a peace-loving and very traditional Protestant sect (in many ways similar to the Amishes). When Johan, against both human and god’s laws, falls in love with a woman who is not his wife, his personal and religious beliefs are tempted.

about the director
Carlost Reygadas was born in Mexico City in 1971. He studied Law and specialized in Armed Conflicts. He worked for the European Commission and as a Mexican diplomat. He started to make films in 1998. His first feature film was Japan, with premiere screening in Rotterdam and in the program of the Director’s Fortnight in Cannes. His second film Battle in Heaven was screened in the competition of the Cannes Film Festival, and Silent Light won the Jury Prize at the same festival.

festivals and awards
The Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival in 2007
The film has been screened at many festivals around the world and won altogether 25 awards. One of the awards is this year's The Propeller of Motovun.

director's filmography
2007. Stellet licht (Silent Light, 2007)
2005. Batalla en el cielo (Battle in Heaven, 2005)
2004. Filmando 'Batalla en el cielo'
2002. Japón (Japan, 2002)
1999. Maxhumain

about the film
The actors in Silent Light are all amateurs. Along with Spanish, French and English, we can also hear Plattdeutsch, an archaic dialect of German, typical of Mennonite community.