Battle in Heaven
After Marcos and his wife kidnap their sister-in-law's baby for ransom, the infant dies. While Marcos' wife seeks repentance at Mexico City's Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Marcos wants to go to the police and confess. Marcos works as chauffeur to a general. He is having an affair with his boss' daughter, who secretly works as a prostitute in a luxury bordello. But even sex with her does not offer Marcos relief from his moral unease and social deprivation...
With the warts-and-all physicality of its overweight (amateur) actor, acts of random violence and explicit sex scenes, Carlos Reygadas' provocative look at masculinity in "Battle in Heaven" caused shock waves in 2005. Complemented by constant references to the omnipotence of strict hierarchies, the film becomes a panoramic look at a country riven by social division.
The pronounced camerawork with its long set-ups, tracking shots and pans of up to 360 degrees, as well as the hyper-realistic visuals that are reminiscent of British photojournalist Martin Parr, come back into their own in the restoration.
Source: 74. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Catalogue)
Credits
Director
Screenplay
Director of photography
Cast
- Marcos
- Anna
- Marcos Frau
- Viki
- Jaime
- Prostituierte
- Tankstellenwart
- Irving
- Inés
- Frau im Kimono
Production company
Producer
Alle Credits
Director
Assistant director
Screenplay
Director of photography
Cast
- Marcos
- Anna
- Marcos Frau
- Viki
- Jaime
- Prostituierte
- Tankstellenwart
- Irving
- Inés
- Frau im Kimono
- Autofahrer
- Kommentator
- Enterviewer
- Fußballer Vignatti
- Polizeichef
- Polizeiinspektor
- Prediger
- Junge in Metro
- Mutter in Metro
- Mann mit Bohrer
- Mann mit Walkman
- Freundlicher Junge
Production company
in co-production with
Producer
Producer (TV)
Executive producer
Line producer
Associate producer
Unit production manager
Location manager
Original distributor
FSK-Prüfung: 29.05.2006, 106377, Keine Jugendfreigabe / feiertagsfrei
Uraufführung (FR): 15.05.2005, Cannes, IFF - Wettbewerb;
Kinostart (DE): 20.07.2006
Titles
- Weiterer Titel (MX FR DE LU) Batalla en el cielo
- Originaltitel (DE) Battle in Heaven
- Titelübersetzung Eine Schlacht im Himmel
Versions
Original
FSK-Prüfung: 29.05.2006, 106377, Keine Jugendfreigabe / feiertagsfrei
Uraufführung (FR): 15.05.2005, Cannes, IFF - Wettbewerb;
Kinostart (DE): 20.07.2006
Digitalisierte Fassung
Uraufführung (DE): 23.02.2024, Berlin, IFF - Classics