# Battle in Heaven (2005)

> A chauffeur consumed by a failed kidnapping seeks absolution through a disturbing encounter with his employer’s daughter amid Mexico City’s Catholic spectacle.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/10392

## Facts

- Runtime: 96 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Carlos Reygadas
- Cast: Marcos Hernández, Anapola Mushkadiz, Bertha Ruiz, David Bornstein, Rosalinda Ramírez, Estela Martínez Tremari, Luis Lozada, Diego Martínez Vignatti
- TMDB rating: 5.8/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0387055/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: glacial
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: mild
- Mood: austere, provocative, languid, arthouse film night, international cinema study

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