Battle in Heaven (2005)
Batalla en el cielo (original title)Reference View | Change View
- Unrated
- 1h 38min
- Crime, Drama
- Aug 2005 (Russia)
- Movie
Marcos lusts after his boss's promiscuous daughter, but after botching an extortion scheme, he becomes wracked with guilt.
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Awards:
- 1 win & 3 nominations.
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Cast
| Marcos Hernández | ... |
Marcos
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| Anapola Mushkadiz | ... |
Ana
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Bertha Ruiz | ... |
Marcos' Wife
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David Bornstein | ... |
Jaime
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Rosalinda Ramirez | ... |
Viky
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El Abuelo | ... |
Chief of Police
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Brenda Angulo | ... |
Madame
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El Mago | ... |
Preacher
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Francisco 'El Gato' Martínez | ... |
Gas Station Attendant
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Diego Martínez Vignatti | ... |
Soccer Player
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Alejandro Mayar | ... |
Police Inspector
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Chavo Nava | ... |
Neurotic Conductor
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Estela Tamariz | ... |
Ines
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Michelle Aizpuru | ... |
Adolescentes que llegan de fiesta
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Valeria Alvarez | ... |
Ninos que juegan
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Adrian Arce | ... |
Jugador Pumas
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Grace Avila | ... |
Mujer de servicio
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Jorge Bacha | ... |
Hombre en silla de ruedas
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Juan Barranco | ... |
Peregrinos del coche blanco
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Marisela Barranco | ... |
Peregrinos del coche blanco
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Teresa Barranco | ... |
Peregrinos del coche blanco
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Agustin Gomez Barriga | ... |
Hombre con sonda
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Alvaro Bartolini | ... |
Chofer que come taco
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Marlon Brown | ... |
Hombre con walkman
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Federico Castillo | ... |
Clinete hijo
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Mauricio Cornejo | ... |
Conductor Combi
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Rafael Corres | ... |
Cliente servido
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Carlos Cosio | ... |
Adolescentes que llegan de fiesta
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Marcela Cuevas | ... |
Mujer De Kimono Blanco
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Cristian del Rio | ... |
Nino en el metro
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Melisa Edson | ... |
Enfermera
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Jose Ramon Fernandez | ... |
Voz narrador TV
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Omar Valentin Fernandez | ... |
Irving
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| Magdalena Flores | ... |
Peregrinos del coche blanco
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Deborah Fosas | ... |
Aficionada
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Elizabeth Garcia | ... |
Parejita
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Jose Garcia | ... |
Parejita
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Pablo Gil Sanchez Mejorada | ... |
Nino que sonrie
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Leonardo Guzman | ... |
Adolescentes que llegan de fiesta
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Said Hernandez | ... |
Peregrinos del coche blanco
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Saul Hernandez | ... |
Peregrinos del coche blanco
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Stefani Abigail Hernandez | ... |
Ninos
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Carolina Islas | ... |
Madre en el metro
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Ioshua Kushnir | ... |
Adolescentes que llegan de fiesta
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Aliene Ledersneider | ... |
Adolescentes que llegan de fiesta
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Jorge Mendoza | ... |
Ninos
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Jessica Mizrahi | ... |
Adolescentes que llegan de fiesta
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Eduardo Ortiz | ... |
Cliente padre
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Rafael Parra | ... |
Campanero mayor
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Carlos Ramos III | ... |
Hombre con perro
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Fernando Romandia | ... |
Fotografa
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Jose de Juan Salazar | ... |
Ninos
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Paola Martinez Tremari | ... |
Adolescentes que llegan de fiesta
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Sofia Tremari | ... |
Amiga de Ines
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Gina Vallejo | ... |
Senora BMW
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Ernesto Veláquez | ... |
Entrevistador Cancha
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Fernando Penhos Zaga | ... |
Adolescentes que llegan de fiesta
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Directed by
| Carlos Reygadas | ||
Written by
| Carlos Reygadas | ... | () |
Produced by
| Philippe Bober | ... | producer |
| Susanne Marian | ... | producer |
| Hamish McAlpine | ... | executive producer |
| Carlos Reygadas | ... | producer |
| Jaime Romandia | ... | producer |
| Joseph Rouschop | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| John Tavener | ||
Cinematography by
| Diego Martínez Vignatti | ||
Editing by
| Adoración G. Elipe | ||
| Benjamin Mirguet | ||
| Carlos Reygadas | ||
| Nicolas Schmerkin | ||
Art Direction by
| Elsa Díaz Pirinoli | ... | (as Elsa Ruiz) |
| Daniela Schneider | ||
Makeup Department
| Guillaume Castagné | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Frédéric Lainé | ... | special makeup effects artist |
Production Management
| Leonardo de la Sierra | ... | unit production manager |
| Gerardo Tagle | ... | production manager |
| Gina Vallejo | ... | unit manager |
| Patricia Volcán | ... | assistant unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Pedro Aguilera | ... | assistant director |
| Renan Bendersky | ... | second assistant director |
| Amat Escalante | ... | assistant director |
| Alex Ezpeleta | ... | first assistant director |
| Frederic Henocque | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Jorge Gareis | ... | assistant art director |
| Guillermo | ... | assistant art director |
Sound Department
| Jaime Baksht | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Sergio Diaz | ... | sound designer / supervising sound editor |
| Enrique Garcia-Torres | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Thomas Gauder | ... | sound mixer |
| Juan Antonio Gomez | ... | foley mixer |
| Martín Hernández | ... | sound designer / supervising sound mixer |
| Gilles Laurent | ... | sound editor / sound |
| Alejandro Li-ho | ... | sound recordist |
| Ramón Moreira | ... | sound editor |
| Grégory Noël | ... | boom operator |
| Alejandro Quevedo | ... | sound editor |
| Carlos Schmukler | ... | second sound editor |
| Alan Serna | ... | sound |
| Carlos Zamorano | ... | foley artist |
Special Effects by
| Yael Matute | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
| Juanma Nogales | ... | visual effects (as Juan Manuel Nogales) |
| Lucas Sylleros | ... | film scan di cleaning |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Alejandro Arrioja | ... | steadicam operator |
| Alex Fenton | ... | assistant camera |
| Manuel García | ... | loader/second assistant camera "a" camera |
| Iván Martínez | ... | electrician |
| Fernanda Romandía | ... | still photographer |
Location Management
| Paola Herrera | ... | location manager |
| Ximena Perez | ... | location manager |
Additional Crew
| Luisa Blanco | ... | production assistant |
| Humberto Cardenas | ... | production assistant |
| Nohemi Gonzalez | ... | production assistant |
| Alfonso Gerardo Monroy | ... | dvd producer |
Thanks
| Juan Angel Cordova Creel | ... | special thanks |
| Alejandro G. Iñárritu | ... | special thanks (as Alejandro González Iñárritu) |
| Carlos Serrano Azcona | ... | thanks |
| Ernesto Veláquez | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Coproduction Office (presents)
- No Dream Cinema (co-production)
- Mantarraya Producciones (co-production)
- Tarantula (co-production)
- Arte France Cinéma (co-production)
- Universidad de Guadalajara (co-production)
- ZDF/Arte (co-production)
- Essential Filmproduktion GmbH (in association with)
- Mackey Co. (in association with)
- Hubert Bals Fund (with the support of)
- Fonds Sud (with the support of)
- Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía (IMCINE) (with the support of)
- Centre du Cinéma et de l'Audiovisuel de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles (with the support of)
- Lumière Productie (with the support of)
Distributors
- Gussi Films (2005) (Mexico) (theatrical)
- Bac Films (2005) (France) (theatrical)
- Lumière Productie (2005) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Atlantis Entertainment (2005) (Czechoslovakia) (theatrical)
- Golem Distribución (2005) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Intercinema XXI Century (2005) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Palisades Tartan (2005) (United States) (theatrical)
- Neue Visionen Filmverleih (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
- AmaFilms (2006) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Filmmuseum Distributie (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Look Now! (2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Lucky Red (2006) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Palisades Pictures (2006) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Tartan (2006) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Tartan Video USA (2006) (United States) (DVD) (subtitled)
- Tour de Force (2006) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Video Film Express (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Pelicanfilms (2007) (Switzerland) (DVD)
- Palisades-Tartan Acquisitions (2008) (United Kingdom) (DVD) (subtitled)
- Kojo Pictures (2008) (Australia) (subtitled)
- Lumière Home Entertainment (2009) (Belgium) (DVD)
- Lumière Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Palisades Tartan (2009) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Primer Plano Film Group (2009) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Intercinema Art Agency (2005) (Russia) (theatrical)
- World Cinema (Korea) (theatrical)
- The Criterion Channel (2019) (United States) (tv) (digital)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Equipment & Film Design (camera and lenses provided by)
- Equipment & Film Design (generator truck)
- LCI Seguros (insurance)
- Servicios Andrómeda Films (production accounting)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A working-class man named Marcos and his wife kidnap a baby for ransom money, but it goes tragically wrong when the infant dies. In another world is Ana, the daughter of the general for whom he drives, who does sexual acts to any man for pleasure. Marcos confesses his guilt to her in his troubled search for relief, and then finds himself on his knees amid the multitude of believers moving slowly toward the Basilica in honor of the Lady of Guadalupe. Written by the coproduction office |
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Box Office
| Budget | EUR1,601,792 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Writer/director Carlos Reygadas shot crowded street scenes in the middle of real crowds. Cameraman Diego Martínez Vignatti sat in a wheelchair and they just pushed him through everyone. Luckily, no one who passed by looked into the camera lens. See more » |
| Goofs | During the scene where Ana and Marcos are making love, as the camera pans out, a crew member's reflection can be seen in the window. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Samo je zemlja ispod ovog neba (2009). See more » |
| Soundtracks | The Protecting Veil See more » |