El reino de dios
The Realm of God | Das Reich Gottes
Diego Armando Lara Lagunes
El reino de dios | The Realm of God | Das Reich Gottes by Claudia Sainte-Luce
MEX 2022, Generation
© Jaqueca Films
Diego Armando Lara Lagunes
El reino de dios | The Realm of God | Das Reich Gottes by Claudia Sainte-Luce
MEX 2022, Generation
© Jaqueca Films
Lizbeth Gabriela Nolasco Hernández, Margarita Guevara Gonzales, Diego Armando Lara Lagunes
El reino de dios | The Realm of God | Das Reich Gottes by Claudia Sainte-Luce
MEX 2022, Generation
© Jaqueca Films
Things may not be perfect, but for Neimar, life is good. When Mum cooks bland beans and has no money for new clothes, or when she‘s busy healing sinners, he can always count on Grandma for advice or a joke. And then there‘s his best friend Demi, the racehorses he loves so much, and his First Communion classes where he flawlessly recites the Ten Commandments. Now Neimar finally wants to feel God‘s presence – if he can only figure out how. As he searches for a happiness at odds with the complexities of real life, Mexican director Claudia Sainte-Luce observes the hustling young boy with a realism suffused with light, in which carefree innocence does not simply dissolve, but instead grows and matures into worldly wisdom.
With
- Diego Armando Lara Lagunes (Neimar)
- Lizbeth Gabriela Nolasco Hernández (Mother)
- Margarita Guevara Gonzales (Grandma)
Crew
| Written and Directed by | Claudia Sainte-Luce |
| Cinematography | Carlos Correa |
| Editing | Julián Sarmiento |
| Sound Design | Sergio Díaz |
| Sound | Nicolás Aguilar |
| Production Design | Luis Alfredo Consuelo |
| Costumes | Luis Alfredo Consuelo |
| Make-Up | Héctor Fernando Cruz |
| Casting | Vanessa Romo |
| Assistant Director | Lizeth Hernández Ortiz |
| Executive Producer | Carlos Correa |
| Producer | Christian Kregel |
| Co-Production |
Godius Film Mexiko-Stadt Terminal Mexiko-Stadt Gravedad Cero Films Mexiko-Stadt |
Produced by
Claudia Sainte-Luce
Tone on tone: the director perfectly colour-coordinated at the premiere.
El reino de dios · Generation · Feb 15, 2022
Julián Sarmiento, Claudia Sainte-Luce, Christian Kregel, Carlos Correa
The editor, the director, the producer and the cinematographer, who was also involved as a producer, at the Photo Call.
El reino de dios · Generation · Feb 15, 2022
Claudia Sainte-Luce
The writer, director and actor was born in Veracruz, Mexico in 1982. After studying visual arts at the University of Guadalajara, she made several short films and worked as an assistant director for various Mexican productions before starting to write her own scripts. Her feature film debut The Amazing Catfish premiered at Locarno Film Festival.
Filmography
2013 Los insólitos peces gato (The Amazing Catfish) 2016 La caja vacía (The Empty Box) 2021 El camino de Sol (Sol’s Journey) · La isla de sacrificios (The Island of Sacrifices); short film 2022 El reino de dios (The Realm of God)
Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2022