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Overview

User Rating:
5.7/10   2,099 votes
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Director:
Carlos Reygadas
Writer:
Carlos Reygadas (writer)
Contact:
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Release Date:
August 2005 (Russia) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Plot:
A working-class man named Marcos and his wife kidnap a baby for ransom money, but it goes tragically wrong when the infant dies... more | add synopsis
Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
Sundance Journal: Day 3
 (From ioncinema. 22 January 2006)

User Comments:
Fantastic Film.. more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Marcos Hernández ... Marcos
Anapola Mushkadiz ... Ana
Bertha Ruiz ... Marcos' Wife
David Bornstein ... Jaime
Rosalinda Ramirez ... Viky
El Abuelo ... Chief of Police
Brenda Angulo ... Madame
El Mago ... Preacher
Francisco 'El Gato' Martínez ... Gas Station Attendant
Diego Martínez Vignatti ... Soccer Player
Alejandro Mayar ... Police Inspector
Chavo Nava ... Neurotic Conductor
Estela Tamariz ... Ines
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ernesto Veláquez ... Entrevistador Cancha
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Battle in Heaven (Germany) (DVD title) (International: English title)
Bataille dans le ciel (France)
Eine Schlacht im Himmel (Germany) (TV title)
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Runtime:
98 min | Brazil:126 min (director's cut) | Argentina:98 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
Language:
Spanish
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
México D.F., Mexico

Fun Stuff

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. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: 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. more
Movie Connections:
References "SpongeBob SquarePants" (1999) more

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28 out of 40 people found the following comment useful:-
Fantastic Film.., 17 November 2005
9/10
Author: David Moreno from Mérida México

This not an easy picture. It requires Patience and commitment. It's a poetic movie about the urban heaven. About real people. About love and about madness. Reygadas is truly an author. He turns a conventional history in to a great ride through emotions, feelings and in to the overwhelming city of Mexico. Either you love it or hate it, no one comes out of the theater without a comment or a reaction. The movie has the power to move you in a positive or in a negative way. And i guess that something to be thankful about. Mexican films, in recent years, are mostly easy going urban comedies. This totally different. A prove that we can make different stories that reflect the sometimes surreal life of our country. This is one of them. With no professional actors, the movie feels honest and. The cast it's in a very natural level. The Sex scenes are not as important as they seem. Sex is finally a part o who we are, and we are use to see great bodies making love on the screen. It's not easy to see real people doing it, because we may see ourselves in them. And when someone throws your reality at your face, you can hate it. But Batalla En el Cielo does that and even more: Takes that reality to another lever and turns it in to poetry. And that it's just fantastic.

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