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2007 | Color | 2h 05 min

Johan and his family are Mennonites from the north of Mexico. Against the laws of God and men, Johan, husband and father, falls in love with another woman


Country: México
Direction: Reygadas; Carlos
Script: Reygadas; Carlos
Production: Seema; Marcia, de la Peza; Fernanda, Blanco; Luisa, Romandía; Jaime, Reygadas; Carlos
Photography: Zabé; Alexis
Sound: Locatelli; Raúl
Cast:Toews; Miriam, Pankratz; María, Wall Fehr; Cornelio, Wall; Peter, Fehr; Elisabeth, Klassen; Jacobo, Thiessen; Irma, Thiessen; Alfredo, Thiessen; Daniel, Loewen; Autghe, Loewen; Jackob, Thiessen; Alex
Art direction: González; Nohemí, Ziens; Tot
Participation year at FICM: 2007

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