# Post Tenebras Lux (2012)

> A wealthy Mexican couple's rural escape becomes an opaque, dreamlike anatomy of marital fracture, class tension, and inner darkness.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/69874

## Facts

- Runtime: 115 min
- Genres: Drama
- Director: Carlos Reygadas
- Cast: Adolfo Jimenez Castro, Nathalia Acevedo, Willebaldo Torres, Rut Reygadas, Eleazar Reygadas, Suemi Valderrama
- TMDB rating: 6.1/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1754367/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: glacial
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: labyrinthine
- Violence: mild
- Mood: bleak, dreamy, disorienting, focused arthouse viewing, film school discussion

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