---
title: 'Silent Light (2007)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Carlos Reygadas'
released: '2007-05-22'
runtime_minutes: 145
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Germany'
  - 'France'
  - 'Mexico'
  - 'Netherlands'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/silent-light-2007'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0841925/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Silent Light (2007)

2007 · 145 min · Drama · Germany, France, Mexico, Netherlands

Original title: Stellet Licht

## Synopsis

Silent Light is a 2007 film written and directed by Carlos Reygadas. Filmed in a Mennonite colony close to Cuauhtémoc, Chihuahua State, Northern Mexico, Silent Light tells the story of a Mennonite married man who falls in love with another woman, threatening his place in the conservative community. The dialogue is in Plautdietsch, the Low German dialect of the Mennonites. The film was selected as the Mexican entry for the Best Foreign Language Oscar at the 80th Academy Awards, but it did not make the shortlist. The film was nominated for Best Foreign Film at the 24th Independent Spirit Awards. It gained nine nominations, including all major categories, in the Ariel Awards, the Mexican national awards.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Carlos Reygadas](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlos-reygadas)
- **Screenplay:** [Carlos Reygadas](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlos-reygadas)
- **Producer:** [Carlos Reygadas](https://cinepixo.com/people/carlos-reygadas)
- **Director of Photography:** [Alexis Zabe](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexis-zabe)
- **Editor:** [Natalia López Gallardo](https://cinepixo.com/people/natalia-lopez-gallardo)

## Cast

- [Miriam Toews](https://cinepixo.com/people/miriam-toews)
- [Maria Pankratz](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-pankratz)
- [Jacques Brel](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-brel)
- [Cornelio Wall](https://cinepixo.com/people/cornelio-wall)

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