Battle in Heaven
Set in Mexico City, Carlos Reygadas's sexually explicit drama centers on a man in turmoil over his past actions. Chauffer Marcos feels compelled to reveal a dark secret to his boss's daughter, Ana, a wealthy woman who works as a prostitute just for the thrill of it. Marcos confesses that he and his wife committed a crime that ended in horrible tragedy. Haunted by his past, Marcos searches for redemption.
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Cast
16 people
Marcos Hernández
Marcos
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Filmando Batalla en el Cielo
Anapola Mushkadiz
Ana
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Hate2O
Filmando Batalla en el Cielo
Bertha Ruiz
Esposa de Marcos
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Filmando Batalla en el Cielo
David Bornstein
Jaime
Rosalinda Ramírez
Viky
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Estela Martínez Tremari
Inés
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Luis Lozada
Predicador
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Diego Martínez Vignatti
Vignatti
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Filmando Batalla en el Cielo
Francisco 'El Gato' Martínez
Gasolinero
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Alejandro Mayar
Jefe de policía
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Chavo Nava
Conductor neurótico
Michelle Aizpuru
Adolescentes que llegan de fiesta
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Carlos Reygadas Director · John Tavener Composer Diego Martínez Vignatti Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $254K · Budget $1.6M · United States release February 20, 2006
Box office
Budget
$1,601,792
Worldwide gross
$253,527
Gross vs. budget
0.2×
Production
Mantarraya Producciones
Production
No Dream Cinema
Production
Société Parisienne de Production
Production
Essential Filmproduktion
Production
Tarantula
Production
MackeyCo
Production
ZDF/Arte
Production
ARTE France Cinéma
Production
Germany · Belgium · France · Mexico
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Batalla en el cielo
Original language
Spanish
Spoken on screen
Spanish
Release dates
France · May 15, 2005
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
Mexico · October 5, 2005
Theatrical
United States · February 20, 2006
Limited theatrical
Canada
September 9, 2005 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Czechia
July 5, 2005 · Premiere · Karlovy Vary International Film Festival
Germany
July 20, 2006 · Theatrical
Spain
October 14, 2005 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
October 28, 2005 · Theatrical
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